Mohammed Sinwar, a top commander of Hamas and younger brother of slain terror chief Yahya Sinwar, has been trying to rebuild the battered Hamas in the Gaza Strip for months

Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages. This triggered a massive Israeli military offensive in Gaza, which has killed tens of thousands of Palestinians.

The full Israeli cabinet passed the agreement during a meeting that continued into the Jewish Sabbath, setting up the first reprieve in Gaza in over a year.

Hamas in the Gaza Strip is now led by Mohammed Sinwar – the younger brother of the former leader of the Islamist movement, Yahya Sinwar. The latter was eliminated in 2024, The Wall Street Journal reports.

The younger brother of slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar is working to build the Resistance in Gaza, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Head of the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, Mohammed Sinwar, has become a new Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said, citing sources. According to the newspaper, Sinwar is the younger brother of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in October 2024.

We are in a situation where the pace at which Hamas is rebuilding itself is higher than the pace that the IDF is eradicating them,” an IDF ex-general told The

Militants in Gaza are recruiting new fighters under the leadership of Yahya Sinwar’s younger brother, Mohammed Sinwar, known as “Shadow.”

A ceasefire agreement in Gaza has been reached between Israel and Hamas after more than 15 months of war. The United States, Egypt and Qatar have mediated the long-running efforts to halt the fighting in the ravaged Palestinian territory, often coming close to a deal before a frustrating breakdown in negotiations.

Rifts with Hamas and a far-right minister’s threat to resign complicated progress toward the Israeli cabinet’s vote on the deal, which includes the release of hostages.

Israeli strikes killed at least 86 Palestinians across the Gaza Strip since the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday, officials said.

Netanyahu said he would convene his security Cabinet later Friday, and then the government to approve the long-awaited hostage deal.