Netanyahu has vowed to keep fighting in Gaza until Hamas is destroyed and until it returns the remaining 58 hostages seized during the Oct. 7 attack, during which 1,200 people were killed.

Israel said it killed the top leader of Hamas during a military operation in Gaza.

As the head of Hamas’ armed wing, Sinwar would have had the final word on any agreement to release the hostages, and his death could further complicate U.S. and Arab efforts to broker a ceasefire.