Hamas chief Mohammed Sinwar 'eliminated' by Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu says

Published on 28/05/2025 - 17:08 GMT+2

Israel has killed Mohammed Sinwar, nan leader of Hamas successful Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told lawmakers, pursuing Israeli media reports that he had been targeted successful a caller airstrike connected a infirmary successful nan Strip.

One of Israel's astir wanted targets, Sinwar is believed to beryllium Hamas' apical subject leader successful Gaza.

He is nan relative of Yahya Sinwar, nan precocious Hamas main and 1 of nan masterminds of nan 7 October 2023 onslaught connected Israel, who was killed by nan IDF past year.

Speaking to Israel's parliament connected Wednesday, Netanyahu included Sinwar successful a database of Hamas leaders killed successful Israeli airstrikes.

"We eliminated Mohammed Sinwar," Netanyahu told a parliamentary plenary session.

Hamas has not publically commented connected nan claim.

Israeli media reported earlier this period that Sinwar was a target of a onslaught connected a infirmary successful Khan Younis connected 13 May.

The service did not remark astatine nan clip beyond saying it had targeted a Hamas "command and power centre" which it said was located beneath nan European Hospital.

Netanyahu's comments travel aft Gaza's wellness ministry said that astatine slightest 1 Palestinian was killed and 48 wounded erstwhile gunshots were fired connected a crowd that overran a caller assistance distribution tract group up by an Israeli and US-backed foundation.

Separately connected Wednesday, nan Israeli service said successful a connection that it had struck "dozens of targets passim nan Gaza Strip" complete nan past 48 hours, including limb retention accommodation and anti-tank rocket posts.

Israel has vowed to prehend power of Gaza and conflict until Hamas is destroyed aliases disarmed and exiled, and until nan militant group returns nan remaining 58 hostages seized successful nan incursion that sparked nan war.

Hamas-led militants killed immoderate 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and abducted 251 group successful nan 2023 assault.

A consequent Israeli violative has to day killed astatine slightest 54,000 Palestinians, mostly women and children, according to nan Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry whose figures do not separate betwixt fighters and civilians.