Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday confirmed that Israeli forces killed senior Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar.

Netanyahu’s confirmation came in a speech before parliament on Wednesday, when he included Sinwar in a list of Hamas leaders killed by Israel. 

Sinwar is the brother of Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who was one of the coordinators of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks on Israel that left 1,200 people dead. Israeli forces killed Yahya Sinwar last year. 

Israel targeted Mohammed Sinwar earlier this month in a set of airstrikes on a hospital in the Gaza strip.

The confirmation of Sinwar’s death comes after Netanyahu said last week that Israel had “probably” killed Sinwar.

⁠“We have eliminated tens of thousands of terrorists,” Netanyahu said at a press conference last week. “We eliminated the leaders of the murderers Deif, Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar and probably Mohammad Sinwar.”

During that press conference, Netanyahu also said Israel would not stop its military operation in Gaza.

“Our forces are capturing more and more territory in Gaza,” he said. “At the end of the operation all areas of the Strip will be under Israeli security control.”

He said Israel could agree to a temporary cease-fire that includes the release of hostages. Hamas abducted 251 hostages during the October 7 attack; Israel is seeking the return of the remaining 58 hostages.

However, any end to the war in Gaza would come with a list of conditions, Netanyahu said, including the demilitarization of Gaza and the overthrow of Hamas.

“Gaza will be completely demilitarized, and we will carry out the Trump plan, which is so correct and so revolutionary, and it says something simple: The residents of Gaza who wish to leave – will be able to leave,” he said.

“Anyone who calls on us to stop the war before these goals are achieved is calling on us to leave Hamas in power,” the Israeli leader added.