Confirmed Hamas-Related Deaths Since October 2023

Senior Hamas Political Officials

Name	Role / Affiliation	Date Confirmed	Context of Death
Ismail Barhoum	Member of Hamas's political bureau	March 24, 2025	Killed in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis
Salah al-Bardawil	Member of Hamas's political bureau	March 23, 2025	Killed in a strike on a tent shelter in Khan Younis
Issam al-Da'alis	Hamas's political prime minister in Gaza	March 18, 2025	Killed in Israeli airstrikes
Mahmoud Abu Watfa	Director-General of Hamas's Interior Ministry	March 18, 2025	Killed in Israeli airstrikes
Bahjat Abu Sultan	Operational chief of Hamas's internal security	March 18, 2025	Killed in Israeli airstrikes
Ahmed Omar al-Hatta	Hamas justice minister	March 18, 2025	Killed in Israeli airstrikes

Senior Hamas Military Leaders

Name	Role / Affiliation	Date Confirmed	Context of Death
Mohammad Sinwar	Overall military chief in Gaza (brother of Yahya Sinwar)	May 2025	Killed by Israeli forces
Yahya Sinwar	Hamas chief; mastermind of Oct 7 attack	October 2024	Killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza
Ismail Haniyeh	Hamas political leader (exiled)	July 2024	Assassinated during a visit to Tehran
Mohammed Deif	Commander of Hamas's military wing	July 2024	Killed by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis
Marwan Issa	Deputy commander of Hamas's military wing	March 2024	Killed in an Israeli strike
Saleh al-Arouri	Deputy Hamas chief	January 2024	Killed by an Israeli drone strike in Beirut

Current Hamas Leadership

Despite these losses, Hamas continues to operate with a reconstituted leadership. Key figures who are reported to be alive and leading the group include:

Khalil al-Hayya

Based in Qatar, part of five-man leadership council

Izz al-Din al-Haddad

Senior Hamas military leader in Gaza

Khaled Meshaal

Senior political leadership (outside Gaza)

Mohammad Darwish

Senior political leadership (outside Gaza)

Nizar Awadallah

Senior political leadership (outside Gaza)

Zaher Jabbarin

Senior political leadership (outside Gaza)