The official Israeli channel Kan reported, citing unnamed high-ranking military sources, that “the Israeli army has confirmed the assassination of the head of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip, Yahya al-Sinwar, and the leader of the Al-Qassam Brigade, the military wing of the movement, Muhammad Gest: “Everyone another option.”

The channel stated, “The Israeli army believes that the assassination of Sinwar and Deif is still possible, but it should be taken into account that this will lead to a reaction,” without providing further details. There is no information about the social life of the guest who has been persecuted by Israel since 1992, as well as the number of his children and their place of residence.

Over the past few weeks, Israeli lawmakers, former officials and journalists have stepped up calls to kill Sinwar, alleging that he instigated the attack that killed 3 Israelis on May 5 in Elada, near Tel Aviv. The Al-Qassam Brigades later warned Israel not to harm Al-Sinwar or the leaders of the resistance. In recent years, Israel has carried out dozens of assassination attempts on Palestinian leaders of various factions, killing most of the front-line leaders in Hamas, as well as its founder, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, in 2004.