Middle East: Israel checking if Hamas leader Sinwar is dead

Israel says it is "checking the possibility" that it has killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in an operation in Gaza. Meanwhile, a German warship shot down a drone off Lebanon's coast. Follow DW for more.

• German warship shoots down drone off Lebanese coast
• IDF checking possibility it killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar
• Iranian commander says Israel will be hit 'painfully' if it strikes Iran
• Israel says it has killed 45 Hezbollah fighters over the past 24 hours in Lebanon's south
• UN agency says Gaza unemployment soars to 80%

Here are the latest developments on the Israel-Lebanon escalation, Gaza and the wider Middle East region on Thursday, October 17: