Israeli military says it killed Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar on May 13
A screengrab taken from a handout video released December 17, 2023 shows a person identified by the Israeli Army as Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar. Israeli Army/ Handout via REUTERS
The Israeli military said on Saturday it killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas' Gaza chief on May 13, confirming what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier this week.
Mohammed Sinwar was the target of an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month. Netanyahu said on Wednesday that he had been killed.
Mohammed Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Palestinian militant group's deceased leader and mastermind of the October 2023 attack on Israel.
Hamas has neither confirmed nor denied his death. —Reuters
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