Mohammed Sinwar

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Illustrative image of former Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida's coffin.
The new Hamas spokesperson in front of an ilustrative image of former Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida's coffin.

In first message from new spokesperson, Hamas admits death of Abu Obeida, Mohammed Sinwar

 Sinwar escaping in civilian attire

Target civilians, record carnage: What Yahya Sinwar wrote in his 2022 October 7 memo - NYT

Businessman and former Senior Advisor to the President Doanld Trump Jared Kushner (L) and U.S. Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff chat on the tarmac on before First lady Melania Trump and U.S. President Donald Trump on July 13, 2025 in Teterboro, New Jersey.

October 7 commemoration, Witkoff and Kushner arrive in Egypt - October 8, 2025


Hamas demanding Israel turn over bodies of Yahya, Mohammed Sinwar - WSJ

Yahya Sinwar was killed by the IDF in Tel Sultan in Rafah in October of last year. Mohammed Sinwar was killed less than a year later.

Illustrative image of former Hamas leaders Yahya and Mohammed Sinwar.

Izz al-Din al-Haddad: The next Hamas leader at the top of Israel's assassination list

According to the IDF and Shin Bet, Izz al-Din al-Haddad is already listed as a target by Israel, alongside several senior Hamas officials located abroad.

 Izz al-Din al-Haddad, the commander of the northern Gaza brigade, and alleged replacement for Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar.

Hamas confirms death of Mohammed Sinwar, three months after deadly IDF strike

According to the IDF, Mohammed Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike on May 13 in Khan Yunis.

Mohammed Sinwar against backdrop of strike on the European Hospital which allegedly killed him, May 13, 2025 (illustration).

Gazan sources claim Yahya Sinwar's wife escaped to Turkey, remarried after husband's death - report

Her escape from the strip was done as an operation to smuggle all of the families of several key Hamas leaders during the first months of the war.

 A pro-Palestinian protester holds up a portrait of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar outside of a campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris in New York City, U.S., August 14, 2024.

Hamas leaders' October 7 letter reveals attack strategy and plea to Hezbollah

This document by top Hamas leaders offers insight into the mood before the attack, the relationship between Hamas, Hezbollah, and Iran, and Hamas's strategy for destroying Israel.

 Former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar looks on at an anti-Israel rally, in Gaza City, in 2022.

Slain IRGC official was in regular contact with Sinwar to arm Hamas, IDF reveals

Documents discovered by the IDF in Khan Yunis detailed correspondence between Saeed Izadi and Mohammed Sinwar regarding the transfer of weapons to Hamas.

Mohammed Sinwar against backdrop of strike on the European Hospital which allegedly killed him, May 13, 2025 (illustration).

Israel kills IRGC commander tasked with funding, arming Hamas's October 7 attacks in Iran

Mohammad Saeed Izadi was a major orchestrator of the October 7 massacre and one of the few individuals who knew about it in advance.

Illustration of the hideout where IRGC Palestine Corps commander Saeed Izadi was killed, June 21, 2025

WATCH: IDF destroys Hamas terror tunnel where Mohammed Sinwar's body was found

The IDF said this area was where the body of assassinated Hamas military wing chief Mohammed Sinwar was found earlier in June, along with at least 10 other terrorists.

 IDF soldiers work to seal a Hamas terror tunnel under Khan Yunis's European Hospital, June 2025.

WATCH: IDF exposes Hamas compound under European Hospital in Khan Yunis

Searches of the compound also revealed documents allowing the military to continue their operations within the Gaza strip.

The IDF removes bodies from the underground tunnel route beneath the European Hospital, June 8, 2025.

IDF progressing on overthrowing Hamas, spokesman says in Gaza's Khan Yunis

The Hamas headquarters under the European Hospital was one of the central command centers for planning the October 7 invasion, Effie Defrin said in Khan Yunis.

 An Israeli soldier stands inside a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis, in Gaza, June 8, 2025

IDF confirms Mohammed Sinwar's body recovered from Khan Yunis, source tells 'Post'

Sinwar's body was initially recovered alongside the bodies of 10 other terrorists in a complex underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.

 A profile of former Hamas military leader Mohammed Sinwar who was killed in an IDF strike in Gaza.