Netanyahu announces elimination of Hamas leader in Gaza

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Wednesday that the head of Hamas in Gaza, Mohammad Sinwar, had been eliminated. Reuters reports that he was one of the most wanted and the younger brother of the group's late leader, Yahya Sinwar.

Mohammad Sinwar rose to the top ranks of the Palestinian militant group last year after Israel killed his brother, Yahya, in fighting during the ongoing war in Gaza, writes A2 CNN.

Yahya Sinwar organized the October 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the war and was later named the group's overall leader after Israel assassinated his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.