Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israel has “probably” killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza.

Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar likely was killed by Israel Defense Forces last week, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told reporters on Wednesday.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that Israel has probably killed Hamas leader Mohammed Sinwar in a targeted airstrike on a hospital in Gaza’s south in early May, Reuters reported.

A serious accident occurred on Wednesday during the launch of a new North Korean warship while Kim Jong Un was attending the event, with the isolated state's leader calling it a "criminal act" that could not be tolerated,

Kim vowed to punish those responsible for the “catastrophic failure” after the naval vessel partially capsized during a ceremony attended by the leader.

North Korea’s second naval destroyer was damaged in its failed launch to the water this week, state media reported Thursday, in an embarrassment for leader Kim Jong Un as he pushes to modernize his naval forces.