The body of Hamas leader Mohamed Sinwar was found in the ruins of a Hamas tunnel complex in Khan Younis, five days after it was bombed by the IDF, the Saudi Al-Hadath channel reported on Sunday.

According to the report, the bodies of 10 of Sinwar’s aides were found alongside his body, including the Rafah Brigade commander, Muhammad Shabana.

The IDF has not yet confirmed that Sinwar was killed. However, Defense Minister Yisrael Katz said at a meeting of the Knesset’s Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee on Sunday that, according to all indications, Mohamed Sinwar was eliminated, Ynet reported.

Last week, IAF fighter jets dropped at least nine heavy MK-84 bombs, weighing one ton each, on the underground complex where Sinwar was believed to be hiding with his aides.

Sinwar, the 49-year-old younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, was one of the few people involved in the planning of the October 7th massacre and became the leader of Hamas after Israel eliminated Yahya in October 2024. He was considered the main opponent of any proposed hostage deal.

Separate reports from Gaza on Sunday said that Dr. Zakaria Sinwar, the brother of Yahya and Mohamed, was killed in an IDF strike on Motzei Shabbos on the al-Nuseirat refugee camp, along with his three sons.

Two days ago, Defense Minister Katz hinted at the possibility that Mohamed Sinwar had been eliminated: “If the Houthis continue to fire missiles at the State of Israel – they will be severely harmed and their leaders will also be harmed – just as we did to Deiif and the Sinwars in Gaza, Nasrallah in Beirut, and Haniyeh in Tehran – so we will also do to Abdel Malek al-Houthi in Yemen.”

(YWN Israel Desk – Jerusalem)