New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Hamas Mourns Fallen Commanders Amid Gaza Stalemate.

CAIRO - Hamas confirmed on Monday the deaths of two key figures in its military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Sinwar, its former leader, and Abu Ubaida, the movement's longtime spokesman. The announcement, released several months after Israel's military reported their deaths, marks a rare public acknowledgment from the group amid its protracted conflict with Israel in Gaza.

"We mourn the head of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Mohammed Sinwar. and the spokesman for the brigades, Abu Ubaida," an unnamed spokesman for the military wing said in a statement released by the movement. The confirmation came from Cairo, where Hamas leaders often issue statements, on Dece...