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Official sources in Gaza claimed Thursday evening that Zakaria Sinwar, brother of Hamas leaders Yahya and Mohammad Sinwar, died of his wounds after being injured in an Israeli airstrike last Saturday. According to reports, the strike targeted a tent within the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, where he was staying with his two sons\u2014both of whom were also killed.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Zakaria Sinwar | Photo: Per Section 27A<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Reported Dead\u2014Then Alive<\/strong>
Initial reports on Sunday in Gaza claimed that Sinwar had been killed, but within hours, conflicting reports emerged stating that signs of life had been detected at the hospital and that he was in critical condition. Now, with the release of an official statement by Gaza sources, the period of uncertainty may be ending\u2014and his death confirmed.<\/p>\n

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Site of the Strike at the European Hospital in Khan Yunis | Photo: Hussein Abu Khreis\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

His Role in Hamas<\/strong>
Zakaria Sinwar did not hold an official senior position like his brother Yahya, Hamas leader in Gaza, or Mohammad, a senior figure in the military wing. However, he was considered a respected and influential family figure with internal logistical connections in the organization. His presence at the tent may not have been incidental and could have been related to a closed meeting or regional coordination.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Days after conflicting reports, officials in Gaza now formally state that Zakaria Sinwar\u2014brother of Yahya and Mohammad Sinwar\u2014was killed in an airstrike in Nuseirat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":35,"featured_media":24140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[1475,5790,5742],"class_list":["post-24139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-idf","tag-muhammad-sinwar","tag-zakaria-sinwar"],"yoast_head":"\nGaza Sources Claim Zakaria Sinwar and His Sons were Killed in Israeli Strike - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Gaza Sources Claim Zakaria Sinwar and His Sons were Killed in Israeli Strike\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Days after conflicting reports, officials in Gaza now formally state that Zakaria Sinwar\u2014brother of Yahya and Mohammad Sinwar\u2014was killed in an airstrike in Nuseirat.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T08:00:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-05-23T10:16:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-18-13.55.35.jpg.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Menachem Marton\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Menachem Marton\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Menachem Marton\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/85289d9583f8c0d96ade025fd71ebd5a\"},\"headline\":\"Gaza Sources Claim Zakaria Sinwar and His Sons were Killed in Israeli Strike\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-05-23T08:00:10+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-05-23T10:16:26+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/\"},\"wordCount\":242,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/2025-05-18-13.55.35.jpg.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"IDF\",\"Muhammad Sinwar\",\"Zakaria Sinwar\"],\"articleSection\":[\"IDF\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/gaza-sources-claim-zakaria-sinwar-and-his-sons-killed-in-israeli-strike\/\",\"name\":\"Gaza Sources Claim Zakaria Sinwar and His Sons were Killed in Israeli Strike - 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