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Mohammed Sinwar

Hamas politician and militant (1975–2025)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionAug 11, 2026
Entity authoritySource title only
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Mohammed Ibrahim Hassan al-Sinwar was a Palestinian militant who became the third Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip, following the killing of his brother, Yahya Sinwar in October 2024. He also served as the seventh commander of the Al-Qassam Brigades since November 2024. He held both positions until he was killed by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in May 2025.

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The public source identifies “Mohammed Sinwar” as hamas politician and militant (1975–2025). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Mohammed, Sinwar and Hamas.

Editorial reviewA useful biographical orientation record, particularly for establishing names, roles and a first chronology. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—2024, 2025—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Mohammed, Sinwar and Hamas providing the first useful test.
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Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 11, 2026. The first chronological checks are 2024 and 2025.

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This entry incorporates text from “Mohammed Sinwar” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.