Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar

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APLast Updated: May 28, 2025, 07:24:00 PM IST

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced the death of senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, confirming he was killed in a recent Israeli airstrike in the Gaza Strip. Addressing parliament, Netanyahu included Mohammed, brother of Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7th attack, in a list of Hamas leaders eliminated by Israeli forces. Yahya Sinwar was killed last year.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, apparently confirming his death in a recent airstrike in the Gaza Strip.

Speaking before parliament, Netanyahu included Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders killed in Israeli strikes.

Mohammed is the brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader and one of the masterminds of the October 7, 2023 attack, who was killed by Israeli forces last year. (AP)

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