Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz believes it’s probably that the brother of late Hamas chief Yehya al-Sinwar was killed in an assault within the Gaza Strip a couple of days in the past, based on media experiences on Sunday.
“Though there isn’t any official affirmation but, all indications are that Mohammed al-Sinwar has been eradicated,” the information web site ynet quoted Katz as saying at a committee assembly.
Mohammed al-Sinwar is the youthful brother of Yehya al-Sinwar, who is taken into account the mastermind behind the October 7, 2023 assaults on Israel and killed by the Israeli army in Gaza in October final yr. He grew to become head of Hamas’ armed wing after the demise of Mohammed Deif in July.
Following an Israeli assault on a hospital in Khan Younis within the southern Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Israeli media reported that the assault was aimed toward Mohammed al-Sinwar, however officers had refused to remark.
Based on hospital experiences, a number of folks have been killed within the strike. The Israeli army stated it had carried out a “exact assault on Hamas terrorists in a command and management centre.”
Based on an unconfirmed Arab media report, the physique of Mohammed al-Sinwar was present in a tunnel in Khan Younis. The Israeli army was unable to verify this when requested on Sunday morning.