Israel says army killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ presumed chief in Gaza
Mohammed Sinwar is the brother of slain former chief Yahya Sinwar who was killed in October 2024
Israel said on Wednesday its military killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’s presumed Gaza leader and the brother of Yahya, the slain mastermind of the October 2023 attacks that sparked the Gaza war.
“We drove the terrorists out of our territory, entered the Gaza Strip with force, eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists, eliminated … Mohammed Sinwar,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told parliament.
Israeli media outlets reported Sinwar was targeted in Israeli air strikes in southern Gaza earlier this month. His brother was killed in October 2024.
Israeli media had reported that Sinwar was targeted in Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza city of Khan Yunis on May 13.
At the time, the Israeli military said it conducted “a precise struck on Hamas terrorists in a command and control centre located in an underground terrorist infrastructure site beneath the European hospital in Khan Yunis”.
Sinwar’s older brother Yahya, accused by Israel of masterminding Hamas’ October 7, 2023 attack that triggered the war in Gaza, was killed in the south of the territory in October 2024.