{"id":2526650,"date":"2025-12-30T10:32:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-vows-not-to-disarm-announces-five-senior-leaders-killed\/"},"modified":"2025-12-30T10:33:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-30T15:33:49","slug":"hamas-vows-not-to-disarm-announces-five-senior-leaders-killed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-vows-not-to-disarm-announces-five-senior-leaders-killed\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas vows not to disarm, announces five senior leaders killed"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhamas-vows-not-to-disarm-announces-five-senior-leaders-killed%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2526650&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Hamas confirmed the deaths of five <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">senior leaders<\/a> &#8211; including its long-standing al-Qassam Brigades spokesman Abu Obeida (identified as Hudhayfa Samir Abdullah al Kahlout) and Mohammed al Sinwar &#8211; and said it will not disarm. The other deceased were named as Muhammad Shabana (commander of the rafah Brigade), Hakam al Issa (Weapons and combat Services commander and a founding member), and Raed Saad (Military manufacturing commander); Israeli intelligence says the strikes that killed them occurred across 2025, with Kahlout reportedly killed in an Aug. 31 airstrike. Hamas released a video, reportedly using AI effects, that showed Kahlout&#8217;s face for the first time and depicted mass support before concluding with a new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocky-psaki-new-white-house-press-secretary-off-to-bumpy-start\/\" title=\"Rocky Psaki: New White House Press Secretary Off To Bumpy Start\">spokesman declaring<\/a> the group&#8217;s refusal to relinquish weapons. The new Abu Obeida defended the Oct. 7, 2023 attack as a response to longstanding grievances; that assault killed about 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians. The declaration complicates diplomatic efforts and follows President Trump&#8217;s warning of severe consequences if Hamas does not disarm under his proposed Gaza <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-republicans-urge-biden-to-keep-embassy-in-jerusalem\/\" title=\"House Republicans Urge Biden to Keep Embassy in Jerusalem\">peace plan<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hamas vows not to disarm despite Trump threats, announces five senior leaders killed<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2420414\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\">Hamas<\/a> vowed not to disarm after confirming the deaths of five of its senior leaders, complicating President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump&rsquo;s<\/a> peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, Hamas&rsquo;s Izz ad-Din al Qassam Brigades announced the deaths of five prominent leaders, including two of its most famous. Among those killed was Mohammed al Sinwar, the brother of former Hamas leader Yahya al Sinwar, and the face of Hamas: Abu Obeida, the al Qassam Brigades spokesman. His real name was revealed to be Hudhayfa Samir Abdullah al Kahlout. He was the first spokesman of Hamas&rsquo;s militant wing, serving as its face since 2005.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364408\/bondi-beach-suspects-with-islamic-state-flags-not-part-terrorist-cell\/\">Australian authorities say Bondi Beach suspects with Islamic State flags not part of &#8216;terrorist cell&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364388\/saudi-arabia-strikes-mukalla-port-over-dangerous-actions-uae\/\">Saudi Arabia strikes Mukalla port over &#8216;extremely dangerous&#8217; actions by ally UAE<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4364393\/russia-attack-putin-residence-thwart-trump-peace-efforts\/\">Russia says attack on Putin&#8217;s residence &#8216;aimed at thwarting&#8217; Trump&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >peace efforts ahead<\/a> of European meeting<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A Palestinian man fires in the air during the funeral of Hamas&rsquo; al Qassam Brigades operatives, killed in an Israeli strike Saturday, in Gaza City, Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. (AP Photo\/Jehad Alshrafi)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Kahlout&rsquo;s face was also shown for the first time &mdash; during all his many announcements, he was always seen with his face obscured by a checkered scarf and the group&rsquo;s distinctive green headband.<\/p>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/SprinterPress\/status\/2005726197167321462?s=20\">video<\/a> announcing Kahlout&rsquo;s death, released by Hamas, appeared to be generated via <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/artificial-intelligence\/\">artificial intelligence<\/a>, showing people around the world watching his videos, including a Hamas member in New York City&rsquo;s Times Square watching his videos on a giant billboard. The video culminated in thousands of Kahlout clones marching through a ruined Gaza up to a line of scared-looking Israel Defense Forces soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>The others killed were identified as Muhammad Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade of the al Qassam Brigades; Hakam al Issa, commander of the Weapons and Combat Services Branch; and Raed Saad, commander of the Military Manufacturing Branch.<\/p>\n<p>Issa was one of the founders of the al Qassam Brigades, while Shabana was believed by Israeli intelligence to be one of the chief architects of Hamas&rsquo;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/october-7\/\">Oct. 7<\/a> terrorist attack that launched the war in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gaza\/\">Gaza<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Though the five deaths were all announced at once, no timeline was given regarding their deaths. Israeli intelligence believes each was killed in airstrikes throughout 2025. Israeli intelligence reported Kahlout&rsquo;s death as occurring in an Aug. 31 airstrike.<\/p>\n<p>Kahlout&rsquo;s death was announced by his successor, who said he would be inheriting the &ldquo;Abu Obeida&rdquo; nom de guerre. In his inaugural address, the new al Qassam Brigades spokesman said Hamas wouldn&rsquo;t disarm.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our people defend themselves and will not abandon their weapons as long as the occupation remains, and will not surrender even if they fight with their fingernails,&rdquo; he said, adding that the group had a &ldquo;right to respond to Israel&rsquo;s crimes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The new Obeida also said the Oct. 7, 2023, attack was a &ldquo;resounding explosion in the face of injustice, oppression, siege, and all forms of aggression against al-Aqsa and our people &ndash; aggression which crossed all red lines, ignored all calls and warnings, and threw all agreements to the wind.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Around 1,200 Israelis were killed in the war&rsquo;s opening assault, most of them civilians.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/4364170\/trump-israel-attack-iran-nuclear-weapons-program\/\">TRUMP ENDORSES IMMEDIATE ISRAELI ATTACK ON IRAN IF IT ADVANCES NUCLEAR WEAPONS PROGRAM<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The new announcement may bring further complications for Hamas, coming as Trump warned the group of harsh consequences if it didn&rsquo;t lay down its weapons as stipulated as part of his multi-phase Gaza peace plan.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There will be hell to pay,&rdquo; he warned on Monday, when asked what would happen if Hamas failed to disarm, after a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas refuses to disarm after five leaders killed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2526651,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25348426076173_4e5c20.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58981,20083,50400,69704,69705],"class_list":["post-2526650","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-disarmament","tag-gaza","tag-hamas-2","tag-israel-gaza-conflict","tag-leadership-casualties"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AP25348426076173_4e5c20.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526650","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2526650"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526650\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2526655,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2526650\/revisions\/2526655"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2526651"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2526650"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2526650"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2526650"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}