Overview

• Prime Minister Netanyahu told parliament that a May 13 airstrike on a command center beneath Gaza’s European Hospital in Khan Younis killed Mohammed Sinwar.
• Israeli military sources have not independently verified his death and Hamas has yet to confirm the announcement.
• Sinwar had succeeded his brother Yahya as Gaza’s Hamas leader after Yahya’s October 2024 death and played a key role in the group’s operations and hostage strategy.
• Hamas said it has agreed in principle to US envoy Steve Witkoff’s ceasefire proposal that trades ten Israeli hostages for Palestinian detainees.
• More than 54,000 Palestinians have died in the conflict and aid distributions in Gaza have become increasingly contested, deepening the humanitarian crisis.