Hamas confirms death of Gaza chief Mohammad Sinwar

Months after Israel’s claim, the Palestinian militant group Hamas has formally confirmed the death of its Gaza military commander, Mohammad Sinwar.

The confirmation follows Israel’s announcement in May that Sinwar had been killed during a targeted strike.

Hamas, while refraining from providing specific details on the circumstances of his death, released images of Sinwar



alongside other slain leaders, referring to him as a “martyr”.

In the wake of his death, leadership of Hamas’ armed wing is expected to shift to Izz al-Din Haddad, who currently oversees operations in northern Gaza.

Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas chief in Gaza and one of the principal architects of the October 7 attacks on southern Israel.