ALBAWABA - Israeli security services confirmed the killing of Mohammed Sinwar, brother of former Hamas leader in Gaza, Yehya Sinwar, Israel's Channel 14 said on Wednesday.
According to the sources, Sinwar was killed in an Israeli airstrike along with other prominent figures in Khan Yunis, southern the strip.
However, the Palestinian group has not yet commented on Israeli reports that the "Khan Yunis strike" killed the commander of the Qassam Brigades, Sinwar and prominent Hamas leaders.
Days ago, Al-Hadath media outlet said, citing sources in Gaza, that the body of Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was likely found inside a tunnel in the Gaza Strip.
Mohammed Sinwar's body was found inside the Hamas tunnel alongside 10 of his aides in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, Al-Hadath reported earlier.
Earlier, Israel claimed that it targeted Yahya Sinwar's brother, Mohammed Sinwar, in the southern Gaza Strip, in an airstrike in the vicinity of the European Hospital on May 13.
The Israeli military reportedly used nine heavy bombs in an attempt to assassinate Mohammed Sinwar near the hospital.
