Media: Israel didn’t inform US before attempted assassination of Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar photo

Israel did not inform the United States ahead of the attempted assassination of Hamas leader Mohammad Sinwar in Khan Younis, a source familiar with the details told Ynet.

He explained that the dramatic operation arose from a “fleeting opportunity,” and therefore, he said, there was no time to update the Americans — or to take into account that the strike was carried out while President Trump was delivering a speech in Saudi Arabia, Caliber.Az reports.

Note that, Israel struck a hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on May 13 evening in an operation aimed at Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar. Sinwar assumed leadership of the militant group after his brother, Yahya Sinwar, was killed by Israeli forces last October.

The strike on the European Hospital killed six Palestinians and injured at least 40, the Palestinian Ministry of Health said. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it targeted Hamas operatives operating in an underground command centre beneath the hospital but did not name Sinwar specifically.

Multiple airstrikes hit the hospital yard, with medical staff calling the aftermath “a catastrophe.” Hamas denied Israeli claims about Sinwar, insisting that only official resistance channels can confirm his status.

Meanwhile, the IDF intercepted two rockets launched from Gaza—the first such attack in a month—while a third landed in an open area. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility. Israel subsequently issued evacuation warnings for the Jabalya refugee camp and surrounding areas in northern Gaza.

The escalation follows Hamas's release of Israeli-American hostage Edan Alexander, in a move coordinated with the Trump administration and not Israel.

By Aghakazim Guliyev