Published on, Sept. 1 -- September 1, 2025 2:31 AM

Hamas on Sunday confirmed the martyrdom of Mohammed Sinwar, its presumed leader in Gaza, more than three months after Israel said it had killed him in an air strike.

Pictures released by the Palestinian Islamist group on Saturday showed him alongside other political and military leaders described as "martyrs of the military council".

Mohammed Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, accused by Israel of masterminding the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip.

He reportedly led the Al-Qassam Brigades' military council after the death of commander Mohammed Deif. Israel said it had identified Mohammed Sinwar's body in June in a tunnel bene...