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After Netanyahu, Israeli military confirms Hamas chief Mohammad Sinwar killed in May 13 strikes
The Israeli military has confirmed the death of Hamas chief Mohammad Sinwar, saying he was killed in an airstrike on 13 May. The announcement comes three days after Netanyahu made a similar claim. Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader accused of planning the October 2023 attack. read more
A video released by the Israeli army shows Muhammad Sinwar, brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, travelling in a car through a tunnel near the Erez crossing, close to the Israel-Gaza border, amid the ongoing conflict on December 17, 2023. (Photo: Reuters)
The Israeli military on Saturday confirmed the death of Mohammad Sinwar, Hamas' Gaza chief, stating he was killed in an airstrike on 13 May.
This confirmation comes three days after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a similar claim. The Israeli military and Shin Bet security agency said a 13 May strike had killed Sinwar.
In a joint statement, they said the airstrike on the grounds of the European Hospital in Khan Younis also killed Muhammad Shabana, commander of Hamas' Rafah Brigade, and Mahdi Quara, commander of the South Khan Younis Battalion.
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'The terrorists were eliminated while operating in an underground command and control centre beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis, deliberately endangering the civilian population in and around the hospital,' the statement said, as cited by The Times of Israel.
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Prime Minister Netanyahu had earlier announced Sinwar's death. He was targeted in an Israeli strike on a hospital in southern Gaza earlier this month.
Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and alleged mastermind behind the October 2023 attack on Israel.
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