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Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar was the target of IDF strike at Gaza hospital — sources
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The target of the Israeli airstrike at the European Hospital in southern Gaza a short while ago is Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar, defense sources say.
The IDF says it targeted Hamas operatives at an underground command center below the medical center in Khan Younis.
Palestinian media reports four people killed, so far without mentioning Sinwar.
Sinwar, a senior Hamas military commander, is the younger brother of the former Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.
Following the killing of Hamas’s top military commander, Muhammed Deif, Muhammed Sinwar took charge of the terror group’s military wing. Later, after his older brother was killed by IDF troops, he became the de facto leader of the terror group in the Gaza Strip.
Israeli officials have described Muhammed Sinwar as stubborn with regards to negotiations with the terror group for the release of hostages.
The Times of Israel Community.