Israel says Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar’s body recovered | World News
The Israeli military recovered the body of Gaza-based Hamas militant group’s de facto chief Mohammed Sinwar in a tunnel beneath the European Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis, the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) announced on Sunday.
The IDF made the announcement after it conducted a thorough identification of the body via DNA checks, though Hamas is yet to publicly confirm the death of Sinwar.
Mohammed Sinwar, 49, was killed the Israeli military in an air strike on May 13, in which at least 28 Palestinians were killed and dozens of them were injured, a Hamas-run civil defence agency had claimed.
Mohammad Sinwar was responsible for the deaths of countless civilians. He was eliminated in an IDF & ISA strike on May 13.
His body was found beneath the European hospital in Khan Yunis—more proof of how Sinwar, and Hamas, hide behind their civilians and purposely embed… pic.twitter.com/HVSVkCgo1x
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 8, 2025
Sinwar was the brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar who was killed the Israeli forces in southern Gaza in October last year. Sinwar was killed in a massive Israeli airstrike on the hospital in May, a day after Hamas released Israeli-American soldier Edan Alexander.
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Sinwar’s body was recovered alongside Hamas’s Rafah Brigade commander Mohammad Sabaneh’s body in southern Gaza, the IDF informed. The military added that other bodies were also located which it was looking to identify.
🎥 Weapons, cash and ammunition: IDF Spokesperson BG Effie Defrin reveals what was found inside the tunnel beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis.
More proof that Hamas leaders weren’t just hiding underground, they were running their terror network from beneath a hospital. pic.twitter.com/gjmJK0Z06N
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 8, 2025
In a statement, the IDF said “Several items belonging to Sinwar and Sabaneh were located, along with additional intelligence findings that were transferred for further investigation,” BBC reported.
IDF took a small group of foreign journals to Khan Younis in Gaza and showed them the tunnel on Sunday. The IDF also put out a video of the small entrance of the tunnel, which was accessible through the freshly dug soil in front of the hospital.
IDF spokesperson Brig Gen Effie Defrin confirmed the development and stated that in one of the rooms they found Sinwar’s body, which was located in the narrow underground corridor of the tunnel.
“This is another example of the cynical use Hamas, using civilians as human shields, using civilian infrastructure, hospitals, again and again,” Defrin said.
