Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday said that Hamas Gaza Chief Mohammed Sinwar, the youngest brother of Yahya Sinwar had been eliminated. However, Hamas has not yet officially confirmed the death.

Speaking before Parliament, Netanyahu included Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders killed in Israeli strikes.

Mohammad Sinwar became the group’s Gaza chief after his brother Yahya was killed by the Israeli military last year.

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Israel’s war on Gaza has killed at least 54,084 Palestinians and wounded 123,308, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Government Media Office updated its death toll to more than 61,700, saying thousands of people missing under the rubble are presumed dead.

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