Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar is a Palestinian politician and militant who has served as the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and the leader of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades from October 2024, after his brother's killing in the same month, succeeding him in both roles.
10 Facts About Mohammed Sinwar
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Mohammed Sinwar has been subject to several assassination attempts by Israel.
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Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar was born in the Khan Yunis refugee camp on 16 September 1975.
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Mohammed Sinwar joined the military movement of Hamas in 1991.
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In 2005, Mohammed Sinwar became the commander of Hamas' Khan Younis brigade.
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Mohammed Sinwar was a participant in the abduction of Gilad Shalit in 2006.
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Mohammed Sinwar was subject to six assassination attempts by Israel in the past, with the most recent being in May 2021.
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Mohammed Sinwar had presumably been hiding in the tunnels underneath the Gaza Strip.
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Mohammed Sinwar is believed by Israeli intelligence to be one of the masterminds of the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023.
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Mohammed Sinwar was reportedly a close confidant of his brother, Yahya Sinwar, during the war.