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From Fox News: Israeli officials believe Mohammed Sinwar, brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed Wednesday, could be next in line for the top job, multiple Israeli media outlets reported on Friday.
Fox News Digital could not immediately reach the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) for comment on the possible next head of the terrorist organization plaguing the Gaza Strip, but according to outlets citing the IDF, the younger brother is expected to take over political responsibilities for Hamas.
Mohammed Sinwar, 13 years younger than his notorious brother Yahya Sinwar, was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp in 1975 after his family was originally displaced following the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Growing up in the shadow of one of the founders of Hamas and his subsequent arrest in 1991 over suspected terrorist activities, enabled Mohammed Sinwar to form close ties with top officials in the terrorist organization that remain alive today, the Jerusalem Post reported.
The report cites a report last month by the Jerusalem Post last month, in which a military source stated, “You won’t find a key event in Hamas’s military buildup over the past 25 years in which Mohammed Sinwar wasn’t involved.”
The report confirms that the younger Sinwar is one of the IDF’s most targeted Hamas terrorists, and notes that he is believed to be even more ruthless than his better-known older brother.
Mohammed Sinwar – younger brother of Yahya – orchestrated the kidnapping of IDF soldier Gilad Shalit, holding him as bait for an eventual prisoner exchange in 2011. https://t.co/wjHHaLeOIk pic.twitter.com/1UfHqyO9MZ
— Rosanne Stein (@rstein18) September 8, 2024
Explainer | Who is Mohammed Sinwar, the arch-terrorist who rose through the ranks to shape Hamas’s modern military strategy? Read on to learn how his influence has fueled decades of terror, from the Schalit kidnapping to the October 7 attacks.https://t.co/DjU4kv85dd
— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) September 7, 2024
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