Hamas Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar, the younger brother of the group's late leader Yahya Sinwar, has been killed, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed lawmakers on Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated on Wednesday that it is likely that Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar has been killed.

Editor's note: Abraham Shmulevich, Israeli political scientist, president of the Eastern Partnership Institute. The article expresses the personal opinion of the author and may not coincide with the view of News.Az.

On Monday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz confirmed that Israel had killed former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran earlier this year. He also warned that the military would "decapitate" the leadership of Yemen's Huthi rebels, News.az reports citing foreign media.

The Hamas Movement confirmed that the killing of leader Yahya Sinwar by Israeli forces in a televised eulogy on Friday and vowed to continue its war against Israel, News.Az reports citing Days of Palestine.

Palestinian resistance group Hamas confirmed on Friday the death of Yahya Sinwar, the head of the movement’s political bureau, in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza, News.Az reports citing Anadolu agency.

Hamas vowed on Friday it would not release the hostages it seized during its October 7 attack on Israel until the Gaza war ends, as it mourned the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar, News.Az reports citing Gulf Times.

Hamas politburo chief Yahya Sinwar has been confirmed killed in Gaza by Israel's foreign minister and the military, News.Az reports citing TRT World.

In a shocking development, the head of the political bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, was assassinated in Tehran. Haniyeh had traveled to the Iranian capital to attend the inauguration ceremony of Iran's newly elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian. Iranian officials, along with Hamas, the pro-Iranian Lebanese Shiite paramilitary organization Hezbollah, and Turkey, have accused Israel of orchestrating the assassination.

Hamas' political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has been buried in Qatar following his assassination in the Iranian capital Tehran as senior officials in the Palestinian group and other mourners said their fight against Israel would intensify.