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Hamas Confirms Deaths of Five Senior Leaders Amid Ongoing Conflict<\/strong><\/p>\n In a recent announcement, Hamas has confirmed the deaths of five high-ranking leaders, marking a significant setback for the group since the beginning of the Gaza war. According to reports, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military arm, stated that Mohammed al-Sinwar, the brother of former leader Yahya al-Sinwar, was killed during Israeli military actions in Gaza.<\/p>\n Al-Sinwar held an important role in Hamas\u2019s command structure and was seen as a vital figure following the loss of other top commanders. The Israeli military had previously claimed he was killed in an airstrike targeting a command center located under the European Hospital in Khan Younis.<\/p>\n Hamas also confirmed the death of Abu Obeida, its longtime spokesman, whose real name is Hudhayfa Samir Abdullah al-Kahlout. He emerged as a prominent face for the group during the conflict. Israel stated that Abu Obeida was killed in a strike on Gaza City in late August, with this announcement serving as Hamas’s first official acknowledgment of his death.<\/p>\n Israel declared that another senior figure, Raed Saad, was killed in a targeted strike on December 13. Saad was recognized by Israeli security as a key planner behind the October 7 attack that resulted in the deaths of about 1,200 people.<\/p>\n In addition to Saad, Hamas reported the deaths of Mohammed Shabanah, who led its Rafah Brigade, and Hakam al-Issa, one of the founding members of the al-Qassam Brigades. Both reportedly died earlier this year due to separate airstrikes in Gaza.<\/p>\n Despite a ceasefire established in October, these confirmations highlight the ongoing hostilities in the region. President Trump, after meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at his Mar-a-Lago estate, emphasized that Hamas must disarm quickly to avoid severe repercussions. He indicated that progress on a peace plan for Gaza could be made swiftly if Hamas agrees to lay down its arms.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Hamas Confirms Deaths of Five Senior Leaders Amid Ongoing Conflict In a recent announcement, Hamas has confirmed the deaths of five high-ranking leaders, marking a significant setback for the group since the beginning of the Gaza war. According to reports, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military arm, stated that Mohammed al-Sinwar, the brother of<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":23117,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2409,300,3808,1072,5433,9376],"class_list":["post-23116","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-world-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-hamas","tag-israel","tag-middle-east","tag-terrorism"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23116","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23116"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23116\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23117"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23116"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23116"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/indiabulletinusa.com\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23116"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}