"'Death Rumors' Hamas Leader's Brother Leads Israel Attack"

There has been a claim that Muhammad Shinwar, the brother of a prominent political leader of the Palestinian armed faction Hamas, who was rumored to be dead, is actually alive.

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According to the British Telegraph on the 13th (local time), a source familiar with Israeli intelligence agencies asserted that Muhammad Shinwar, who was believed to have died in 2014, is not dead and has been living in tunnels in the Gaza Strip for several years. Muhammad is the brother of Yahya Shinwar, a prominent political leader of Hamas.

A source who was the head of counterterrorism at the Israeli intelligence agency Mossad also added that Muhammad was involved in the surprise attack on Israel on the 7th of last month to secure the release of about 5,000 Palestinians imprisoned in Israeli jails. According to the source, three to four key figures were involved in this plan.

Additionally, the source said, "Muhammad is ranked seventh on the wanted list along with Muhammad Deif, Marwan Issa, and Tawfiq Abu Naim."

Hamas had previously released a photo of Muhammad Shinwar’s body lying on a blood-stained bed, which was known to be from 2014 when he was reported dead.

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