Mohammed Sinwar
Palestinian military leader
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| June 8 2025 | IDF claims to have found Sinwar's body in an underground passageway beneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis. |
| May 31 2025 | IDF and Shin Bet officially confirmed the death of Mohammed Sinwar. |
| May 28 2025 | Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu officially announced that Mohammed Sinwar had been killed, resolving earlier uncertainty about his status following the May 13 airstrike. |
| May 13 2025 | Killed in an assassination attempt by Israel. |
| May 13 2025 | Targeted in an Israeli airstrike on a bunker under the Gaza European Hospital in Khan Yunis, which killed 26 people according to the Gaza Health Ministry. His fate remained unclear after the strike. |
| October 2024 | Succeeds his brother as the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades after his brother's killing |
| October 7 2023 | Believed by Israeli intelligence to be a mastermind of the Hamas-led attack on Israel. |
| 2022 | Gave an interview to Al Jazeera where he discussed his secretive nature and his stance on conflict with Israel. |
| May 2021 | Sinwar survives the most recent of six Israeli assassination attempts. |
| May 2021 | Sinwar survived the most recent of six assassination attempts by Israel. |
| 2014 | Hamas falsely announces Sinwar's death during the Israel-Gaza War. |
| 2011 | Gilad Shalit is released in exchange for 1,027 Palestinian prisoners, including Sinwar's brother Yahya. |
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