{"id":17575,"date":"2025-05-18T17:44:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=17575"},"modified":"2025-05-18T17:44:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T17:44:40","slug":"zakaria-al-sinwar-and-his-three-children-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-central-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/05\/18\/zakaria-al-sinwar-and-his-three-children-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-on-central-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Zakaria Al-Sinwar and His Three Children Killed in Israeli Airstrike on Central Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-Paramedics in Gaza reported that Zakaria Al-Sinwar, the brother of the late Yahya Al-Sinwar, head of Hamas\u2019 political bureau killed by Israel in October, and three of his children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza.<\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-12\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"29dfae1a-20af-4c3a-a98b-3b89c9736f0d\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"966\" data-end=\"1046\">Zakaria Al-Sinwar was a history professor at the Islamic University of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1048\" data-end=\"1282\">Local health authorities stated on Sunday that Israeli air raids killed at least 100 Palestinians across Gaza overnight, coinciding with a new round of indirect ceasefire talks between Israel and Hamas hosted by mediators.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1284\" data-end=\"1533\">The Israeli military has yet to comment on the strike, but it has intensified attacks across the Strip since Thursday, killing hundreds in preparation for a new ground invasion aimed at achieving \u201coperational control\u201d over parts of Gaza.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1535\" data-end=\"1741\">\u201cWe have at least 100 martyrs. Entire families have been wiped from the civil registry due to Israeli bombing,\u201d said Gaza Health Ministry spokesperson Khalil Al-Daqran in a phone interview with Reuters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1743\" data-end=\"2009\">Since March, Israel has blocked the entry of medical supplies, food, and fuel into Gaza in an effort to pressure Hamas to release Israeli hostages. Plans under discussion include a full takeover of Gaza and control over humanitarian aid distribution.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0645\u0627 \u062a\u0623\u0643\u0651\u062f \u0647\u0648 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u062f\u0643\u062a\u0648\u0631 \u0632\u0643\u0631\u064a\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0631 -\u0623\u0633\u062a\u0627\u0630 \u0627\u0644\u062a\u0627\u0631\u064a\u062e \u0627\u0644\u062d\u062f\u064a\u062b \u0648\u0627\u0644\u0645\u0639\u0627\u0635\u0631 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u062c\u0627\u0645\u0639\u0629 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u0633\u0644\u0627\u0645\u064a\u0651\u0629 \u0648\u0634\u0642\u064a\u0642 \u0623\u0628\u0648 \u0625\u0628\u0631\u0627\u0647\u064a\u0645-\u0648\u062b\u0644\u0627\u062b\u0629 \u0645\u0646 \u0623\u0628\u0646\u0627\u0626\u0647\u060c \u0623\u0645\u0651\u0627 \u062e\u0628\u0631 \u0627\u0633\u062a\u0634\u0647\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0642\u0627\u0626\u062f \u0645\u062d\u0645\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0633\u0646\u0648\u0627\u0631 \u0641\u0644\u0645 \u064a\u0642\u0644 \u0628\u0647 \u0633\u0648\u0649 \u0627\u0644\u0639\u062f\u0648 \u0648\u0642\u0646\u0627\u062a\u0647 \u0627\u0644\u0646\u0627\u0637\u0642\u0629 \u0628\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0651\u0629 &#8220;\u0627\u0644\u0639\u0631\u0628\u064a\u0651\u0629&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SAq3ztoCA4\">pic.twitter.com\/SAq3ztoCA4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0623\u062d\u0645\u062f \u062f\u0648\u0645\u0629 (@ahmeddouma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ahmeddouma\/status\/1924012400342143061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-14\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"da19b6c8-dc73-4b69-ab94-99c8e1b2b116\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"102\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"102\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Hamas Ties Hostage Release to Ceasefire as Talks Stall and Airstrikes Intensify<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2011\" data-end=\"2096\">Hamas maintains it will not release hostages unless Israel agrees to a ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2098\" data-end=\"2316\">Mediators from Egypt and Qatar, with U.S. backing, launched a new round of indirect negotiations on Saturday. However, sources close to the talks told Reuters that no significant progress has been made.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2318\" data-end=\"2538\">A Palestinian official involved in the Doha-based talks said, \u201cHamas has always shown flexibility on the number of hostages it could release, but the problem has always been Israel\u2019s refusal to commit to ending the war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2540\" data-end=\"2760\">According to Arabic media and the BBC, Hamas proposed releasing around half of the remaining Israeli hostages in exchange for a two-month ceasefire and the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2762\" data-end=\"2893\">A Hamas official told Reuters: \u201cIsrael\u2019s position hasn\u2019t changed. They want their captives back with no commitment to end the war.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2895\" data-end=\"3065\">One Israeli strike hit a displaced families\u2019 camp in Khan Younis in southern Gaza, killing women and children, injuring dozens, and setting fire to several tents.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3067\" data-end=\"3190\">Hamas condemned the strike as a \u201cnew brutal crime\u201d and held the U.S. administration responsible for the escalation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3192\" data-end=\"3379\">Earlier on Sunday, three journalists and their families were killed in airstrikes: Abdul Rahman Al-Abadleh, Khaled Abu Seif, Aziz Al-Hajjar, Ahmad Al-Zaynaty, and Noor Qandil.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3381\" data-end=\"3494\">Medical officials reported another family in northern Gaza lost at least 20 members in a separate strike.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15745\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15745\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15745 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778-1024x574.jpg\" alt=\"Israeli war crimes\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778-1024x574.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778-390x220.jpg 390w, https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/778.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gaza Is a Field of Death<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full\" dir=\"auto\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-16\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto py-5 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @[37rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @[72rem]:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:32rem] @[34rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @[64rem]:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto flex max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 text-base gap-4 md:gap-5 lg:gap-6 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<div class=\"group\/conversation-turn relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"relative flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&amp;]:mt-5\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"a8378171-d81b-4ac7-ab87-8723ce580b32\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-4o\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[3px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words light\">\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"112\"><strong data-start=\"19\" data-end=\"112\" data-is-last-node=\"\">Gaza\u2019s Health System Near Collapse as Death Toll Surpasses 53,000 Amid Relentless Strikes<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3496\" data-end=\"3750\">Gaza\u2019s healthcare system is collapsing, with hospitals targeted multiple times and suffering from severe shortages of medicine and equipment. Hunger is spreading due to the blockade, while Israel blames Hamas for the humanitarian catastrophe.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3752\" data-end=\"3969\">Al-Daqran added: \u201cHospitals are barely able to cope with the high number of injuries\u2014many of them children. There are numerous cases of amputations, and hospitals have been repeatedly bombed by the occupation forces.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"3971\" data-end=\"4130\">In a statement on Saturday, the Israeli army confirmed that intensive strikes are ongoing across Gaza as part of efforts to achieve its war objectives.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4132\" data-end=\"4347\">Israel claims its goal is to eliminate Hamas&#8217; military and governing capabilities following the group\u2019s attack on October 7, 2023, which killed around 1,200 people and led to the capture of 250 hostages.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"4349\" data-end=\"4565\">According to Gaza\u2019s health authorities, Israel\u2019s military campaign has now killed over 53,000 people and devastated the densely populated coastal enclave, forcing almost all residents to flee their homes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"flex justify-start\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"pointer-events-none h-px w-px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" data-edge=\"true\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-Paramedics in Gaza reported that Zakaria Al-Sinwar, the brother of the late Yahya Al-Sinwar, head of Hamas\u2019 political bureau killed by Israel in October, and three of his children, were killed in an Israeli airstrike on central Gaza. Zakaria Al-Sinwar was a history professor at the Islamic University of Gaza. 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