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Katz reportedly says he believes Muhammad Sinwar was killed in Israeli strike last week

By Emanuel Fabian 18 May 2025, 11:42 am 1 Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
Defense Minister Israel Katz attends a state ceremony for fallen soldiers whose burial place is unknown at Mount Herzl Military cemetery in Jerusalem on March 6, 2025. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)

Defense Minister Israel Katz reportedly tells the Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee that he believes Hamas leader Muhammad Sinwar was killed in an Israeli strike last week.

“There’s no official confirmation, but according to all the indications Muhammad Sinwar was eliminated,” Ynet cites Katz as saying.

A screenshot of an undated video released by the Israel Defense Forces on December 17, 2023, shows Hamas commander Muhammad Sinwar, right, riding in a car traveling through a tunnel under the Gaza Strip. (Screenshot: Israel Defense Forces)

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