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Time of India
4 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Israel claims to have killed Hamas chief Muhammad Sinwar in May 13 strike
FILE -- The Israeli military announced on May 31 that it had killed Muhammad Sinwar, one of Hamas's top military commanders in Gaza, during airstrikes this month that targeted the vicinity of a hospital in southern Gaza. (Saher Alghorra/The New York Times)... The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced the killing of Muhammad Sinwar, a top Hamas commander, in a May 13 strike in Khan Younis. The operation also eliminated Muhammad Shabana and Mahdi Quara, who were operating from an underground command center beneath a hospital. Separately, the IDF reported the elimination of Mohammad Ali Jamoul, a Hezbollah commander, in southern Lebanon. Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads Tired of too many ads? Remove Ads The Israel Defence Forces claimed to have killed the chief of Hamas Muhammad Sinwar , in May 13 strike on the grounds of the European Hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip , Israeli defense officials confirmed on late Saturday night, as per The Times of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a similar announcement a post on X, the IDF said, "We eliminated the Head of Hamas, again. He happens to be a Sinwar too."In a joint statement, the Israel Defence Forces and Shin Bet security agency said they had confirmed that the May 13 strike on the grounds of the European Hospital in Khan Younis had killed Sinwar along with Muhammad Shabana, commander of the terror group's Rafah Brigade, and Mahdi Quara, commander of the South Khan Younis Battalion, as per The Times of Israel."The terrorists were eliminated while operating in an underground command and control center under the European Hospital in Khan Younis, deliberately endangering the civilian population in and around the hospital," the joint statement this month, the Wall Street Journal quoted Hamas and Arab officials as saying that the meeting of the top Hamas figures was convened to discuss their approach to talks on a ceasefire and hostage release deal, among other with this opportunity, the Israeli Air Force immediately began preparing for a strike, though top officers expected it would likely be called off due to fears of harming hostages, which Sinwar reportedly kept close to solid intelligence arrived that no hostages were present near the senior commanders, the IAF was given the green light, jets were scrambled, and the bombing went on Saturday, the IDF said it killed Mohammad Ali Jamoul, the Shaqif region commander of Hezbollah 's rocket array in the area of Deir al-Zahrin southern Sinwar, a senior Hamas military commander, was the younger brother of the former Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar. The younger Sinwar had been at the top of Israel's most wanted Yahya Sinwar was killed in combat in October 2024, Muhammad Sinwar became the de facto leader of the terror group in the Gaza Strip, as per The Times of Israel.
Russia Today
4 days ago
- General
- Russia Today
Israel confirms killing new Hamas chief
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has officially confirmed the killing of Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar during an airstrike conducted earlier this month in the southern Gazan city of Khan Younis. Sinwar took over Hamas after the IDF killed his brother Yahya Sinwar and senior commander Muhammad Deif in announcement comes as both sides reportedly signalled the willingness to accept a US-brokered ceasefire to an IDF statement released on Saturday, the strike was carried out on May 13 in coordination with security service Shin Bet. The army said the target was an underground command center operated by Hamas beneath the European Hospital.'We eliminated the Head of Hamas, again. He happens to be a Sinwar too,' the IDF wrote on X.'The terrorists were eliminated while operating in an underground command and control center, under the European Hospital in Khan Younis, deliberately endangering the civilian population in and around the hospital,' the IDF IDF said Sinwar played a 'significant role in planning and executing the brutal October 7 massacre.' Also killed in the operation were Muhammad Shabana, commander of Hamas's Rafah Brigade, and Mehdi Kuwara, head of the organization's Khan Younis battalion. The IDF identified both as key operatives in the October 7 attack and holding Israeli has neither confirmed nor denied Sinwar's death. The militant group previously denied the accusations of using civilian infrastructure as cover. Gazan health officials said at the time that 28 people were killed in the May 13 strike was reported as Israel stepped up its operations in Gaza, following the collapse of the internationally brokered ceasefire in reports suggest that both Israel and Hamas have agreed in principle to a new ceasefire framework, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has maintained that military operations will continue until Hamas is fully eliminated. Following the hospital strike, he vowed to 'go in with full force to complete the operation and free the remaining hostages.'
