Netanyahu says Hamas chief in Gaza Mohammed Sinwar killed by military

“Israeli” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said the military had killed Mohammed Sinwar, the presumed leader of Hamas in Gaza and the brother of deceased former chief Yahya Sinwar.

"In 600 days of the 'War of Revival', we have indeed changed the face of the Middle East," Netanyahu told parliament.

"We drove the terrorists out of our territory, entered the Gaza Strip with force, eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists, eliminated... Mohammed Sinwar."

Hebrew media had reported that Sinwar was targeted in “Israeli” air strikes in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on May 13.

At the time, the “Israeli” military said it conducted "a precise strike on Hamas terrorists in a command and control centre located in an underground terrorist infrastructure site beneath the European hospital in Khan Yunis".

Experts say it is likely that Mohammed Sinwar took over as the head of the armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, after its leader Mohammed Deif was killed.

Following the deaths of several Hamas leaders since October 7, Mohammed Sinwar was considered to be at the heart of decisions on indirect negotiations with “Israel”, the issue of captives and the management of Hamas's armed wing.