Overview

• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that evidence suggests Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar was likely killed in recent Israeli airstrikes.
• Sinwar assumed leadership of Hamas in Gaza after his brother, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces in October 2024.
• Operation Gideon’s Chariots has struck over 670 Hamas targets, destroying weapons storage sites, underground infrastructure, and killing dozens of fighters.
• Israeli forces continue to expand territorial control in Gaza, with Netanyahu emphasizing plans to bring the entire Strip under Israeli security authority.
• Indirect negotiations between Israel and Hamas have resumed in Doha, but no significant breakthroughs have been reported so far.