Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced the killing of Hamas’s Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar.
The Israeli Head of Government announced this on Wednesday while speaking to the country’s parliament.
The Prime Minister, in his speech, included Mohammed Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders killed in Israeli strikes. Later, IDF sources said they were not yet able to confirm the death.
He said: “We have killed tens of thousands of terrorists. We killed (Mohammed) Deif, (Ismail) Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and Mohammed Sinwar.”
However, Reuters reports neither Israeli military sources nor Hamas has confirmed the apparent killing of Sinwar as announced by Netanyahu.
Mohammed Sinwar, a key Hamas figure and younger brother of the group’s former leader Yahya Sinwar, was one of Israel’s most wanted men.
Yahya Sinwar, the elder sibling, was identified as the chief architect behind the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel, which resulted in the deaths of approximately 1,200 people and the abduction of around 250 others into Gaza.
That attack triggered Israel’s ongoing military offensive on Gaza, a campaign that has devastated the territory.
About 53,000 people, mostly women and children, have been killed, and more than two million have been displaced in the war.
SaharaReporters had also reported how Netanyahu lashed out at the leaders of France, Britain, and Canada, accusing them of siding with the Palestinian militant group, Hamas.
His comments came after the three nations warned they would take “concrete action” if Israel failed to halt its ongoing offensive in Gaza.
“You’re on the wrong side of humanity and you’re on the wrong side of history,” Reuters quoted Netanyahu as saying, responding directly to the foreign leaders’ warnings amid growing international pressure over its war in Gaza.
The Israeli leader pointed to a recent fatal stabbing of two Israeli embassy staffers in Washington by an assailant who reportedly shouted “Free Palestine” as evidence of the threat support for Palestine posed.
His comments came after similar sentiments were expressed by Foreign Minister Gideon Saar a day earlier.
As graphic images of destruction and hunger in Gaza continue to circulate globally, sparking protests and calls for a ceasefire, Israel has faced increasing challenges in swaying international opinion.
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