'Israel' says identified body of Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar
The 'Israeli' military said Sunday that it had located and identified the body of Mohammed Sinwar, presumed leader of Hamas in Gaza, three weeks after he was said to have been killed in an air strike.
"In a targeted operation of the IDF (military)... and following the completion of an identification process, it is now confirmed that the body of Mohammed Sinwar was located in the underground tunnel route beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis," the army said in a statement, adding that Sinwar was killed on May 13.
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