Overview

• The IDF announced on June 8 that it recovered Mohammed Sinwar’s remains from an underground tunnel under the European Hospital in Khan Younis, confirming his death.
• Israeli officials said DNA identification matched the body to Sinwar, who had taken over Hamas’s Gaza leadership after his brother Yahya Sinwar was killed in October.
• Sinwar was killed in a May 13 airstrike targeting a command-and-control hub beneath the hospital, according to the IDF and Shin Bet.
• The operation also killed Hamas commanders Muhammad Shabana and Mahdi Quara and, the Palestinian Ministry of Health reported, resulted in 28 civilian deaths and over 50 injuries.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Sinwar’s elimination two weeks ago on the war’s 600th day as part of Israel’s campaign against Hamas’s senior leadership.