Hamas confirms deaths this year of armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida and Gaza chief Sinwar
The Israeli military said in May that it had killed Sinwar, the younger brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
A poster of Abu Ubaida, the spokesman of the al-Qassam Brigades, is carried by university students during a rally to show support for the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the recent Houthi strikes on ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, in Sanaa, Yemen 31, January 2024. REUTERS/Khaled
Hamas confirmed today (29 December) that its armed wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, and then Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar were killed in the Gaza war earlier this year.
The Israeli military said in May that it had killed Sinwar, the younger brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar.
Three months later, it said it had also killed Abu Ubaida.
