A snap shot of the footage showing Mohammed Sinwar, the presumed leader of Hamas in Gaza and his brother of slain former chief Yahya Sinwar during a ride in one of the tunnels. Courtesy of Al-Jazeera.
"In 600 days of the 'War of Revival', we have indeed changed the face of the Middle East," Netanyahu told parliament.
"We drove the terrorists out of our territory, entered the Gaza Strip with force, eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists, eliminated... Mohammed Sinwar."
He said that the occupation army has driven combatants from Israeli territory, entered the Gaza Strip with force, and eliminated tens of thousands of enemy fighters, including Mohammed Sinwar.
Israeli media had reported that Sinwar was assassinated in Israeli air strikes in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis on May 13.
Sinwar's older brother Yahya was killed during a gun battle with the Israeli soldiers near Rafah in southern Gaza in October 2024.
Experts say it is likely that Mohammed Sinwar took over as the head of the armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, after its leader, Mohammed Deif, was killed.
Following the deaths of several Hamas leaders since October 7, Mohammed Sinwar was considered to be at the heart of decisions on indirect negotiations with Israel.
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