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Add as preferred source on GoogleHamas confirms the death of its Gaza military leader Mohammed Sinwar, impacting its leadership and operations in the region.
CAIRO (Reuters) -The Palestinian militant group Hamas confirmed on Saturday the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammad Sinwar, a few months after Israel said it killed him in a strike in May.
Hamas did not provide details on Sinwar's death but published pictures of him along with other group leaders, describing them as "martyrs".
Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Islamist faction’s chief, who co-masterminded the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, and whom Israel had killed in combat a year later.
He was elevated to the top ranks of the group after the death of the brother.
His confirmed death would leave his close associate Izz al-Din Haddad, who currently oversees operations in northern Gaza, in charge of Hamas' armed wing across the whole of the enclave.
(Reporting by Nidal al Mughrabi and Menna Alaa El-Din; Writing by Menna Alaa El-Din; editing by Diane Craft)
Hamas confirmed the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammad Sinwar.
Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, who was the chief of Hamas.
Yahya Sinwar was killed in combat a year after co-masterminding the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Izz al-Din Haddad, a close associate of Sinwar, currently oversees operations in northern Gaza and is in charge of Hamas' armed wing across the enclave.
Hamas published pictures of Sinwar and other leaders, describing them as 'martyrs'.
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