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Top Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar targeted in Gaza hospital strike by Israel, say reports
The Gaza health ministry stated that at least six people were killed in the Israeli strike and around 40 others were wounded.
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli army airstrike on the European hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. The Israeli military said it had carried out a strike targeting what it said was a Hamas "command and control center" located beneath the hospital. (AP Photo/Mariam Dagga)
The Israeli military jets bombed a hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on Tuesday evening, and targeted top Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar, reports have claimed. Mohammed Sinwar reportedly became the de facto leader of the militant group after the Israel army killed his brother, Yahya Sinwar in October 2024.
The Israeli military said that it struck a Hamas command centre underneath a European Hospital near Khan Younis but the Israeli military spokesperson declined to confirm if Sinwar was targeted in the attack. The Gaza health ministry stated that at least six people were killed in the Israeli strike and around 40 others were wounded.
According to Dr. Saleh Al Hams, head of the nursing, multiple airstrikes by Israeli forces hit the hospital’s yard. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it targeted “Hamas terrorists in a command and control center” in an underground structure beneath the hospital.
⭕️The IDF and ISA conducted a precise strike on Hamas terrorists in a command and control center, located in an underground terrorist infrastructure site beneath the European hospital in Khan Yunis, in southern Gaza, a short while ago.
Hamas continues to use hospitals in Gaza… pic.twitter.com/D3NBoU5CT2
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) May 13, 2025
Several videos of the site suggested plumes of smoke and dust which signalled one of the largest strikes by Israel in Gaza in recent weeks. The Israeli offensive had stopped for sometime earlier to provide a safe passage to Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, who was released by Hamas in a goodwill gesture towards US President Donald Trump.
ISRAEL: The IDF struck Gaza’s European Hospital targeting an underground Hamas command center and senior commander Muhammed Sinwar, brother of slain Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar and a key figure opposing hostage deals. pic.twitter.com/n5rR63hFi9
— KolHaolam (@KolHaolam) May 13, 2025
President Trump is currently on a three-nation tour in the Middle East, where he is visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and UAE.
Alexander, 21, who served in the Israeli army at the Gaza border was abducted by the Palestinian militant group in its surprise attack on Israel in October 2023. Alexander is believed to be the last American hostage in Hamas’ custody.
However, contrary to reports claiming targeted attack by Israel on Sinwar, Hamas in a statement said “The Palestinian resistance alone, through its official platforms, is the authority authorized to confirm or deny what is published,” CNN reported.
In its first attack on Israel in almost a month, the IDF stated on Tuesday that it intercepted two rockets fired from Gaza.
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