The Israeli military said it killed Sinwar in southern Gaza on Wednesday and Hamas subsequently confirmed his death.

Israel says its troops in Gaza have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, a chief architect of the 7 October 2023 attacks and the country's most wanted man. Sinwar disappeared at the start of the war triggered by the unprecedented Hamas attacks, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 others were taken hostage.

The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) Executive Committee mourned Sinwar as "a national leader" and urged unity and a joining of hands in the face of conspiracies aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause.