India, Aug. 31 -- The Palestinian militant group Hamas on Sunday confirmed the death of its Gaza military chief Mohammad Sinwar, nearly three months after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's announcment.

In a statement cited by news agency Reuters, Hamas released photographs of Sinwar alongside other commanders, referring to them as "martyrs." However, it did not specify details surrounding his death.

Mohammad Sinwar was the younger brother of Yahya Sinwar, the former Hamas chief in Gaza who co-masterminded the October 7, 2023 attacks on Israel. Yahya Sinwar was killed a year later in combat.

In May, Netanyahu told lawmakers that senior Hamas leaders had been killed in targeted strikes. "We eliminated Mohammad Deif, (Ismail) Ha...