Overview

• The IDF targeted an underground Hamas command center beneath the European Hospital in Khan Younis on May 13, aiming to strike Mohammad Sinwar, a top Hamas commander.
• Israel’s Defence Minister Israel Katz stated in a closed-door meeting that ‘based on all indications,’ Sinwar was killed in the strike, though the IDF has not officially confirmed this.
• Saudi broadcaster Al-Hadath reported that Sinwar’s body, along with the bodies of ten of his aides, was recovered from the tunnel, but DNA testing is still pending.
• The Hamas-run health ministry reported 16 fatalities and over 70 injuries from the strike, intensifying scrutiny over civilian casualties in urban conflict zones.
• Further localized strikes were conducted near the hospital to secure the site and prevent access to the targeted tunnel, according to Palestinian media reports.