Tel Aviv.-At 62, Yahya Sinwar, the most hated “dead man” by Israelis who have been searching for him for years in order to eliminate him once and for all, has gone from being the military leader of Hamas (hiding for years in the thousands of kilometres of underground tunnels in Gaza) to the absolute leader of the Palestinian movement after the assassination in the capital of Iran of Ismail Haniyeh. A crime attributed by Hamas to Israel.
One last, major challenge to Israel, which considers it the mastermind and battlefield author of the October 7 massacre, when its fighters crossed from Gaza into Israel and took the Israelis by surprise, killing 1,200 in southern Israel and taking 250 others captive. Thus began the war that this Wednesday completes 10 months, with a death toll of 40,000 Palestinians and the destruction of a large part of Gaza.
The situation is becoming more serious as the conflict could turn into a regional war. Israel has also confirmed the death of the second military chief in Gaza, Mohammed Deif, in a bombing in Gaza in mid-July. Among Palestinian fighters, Deif has the same level of charisma as Sinwar and Hamas has not confirmed his death.
Since being plunged further into mystery when the war broke out after October 7 last year, Sinwar has gone into complete hiding.
Only once, three months ago, was a cellphone footage briefly seen of Yahya walking and standing in a tunnel, guided by his brother Mohamed with a flashlight and accompanied by his second wife and two young children.
Hamas spokesman Osama Hamdan said Sinwar would continue negotiations on a ceasefire.
He was the most sought-after military leader, but now imagine that he is the absolute leader, especially given the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, who was involved in political negotiations.
Sinwar was appointed by “popular consensus,” Hamas representative in Iran, Khaled Addoumi, said, referring to the common will of all factions.
The Hamas spokesman noted that the will of all leaders has not been shaken and “remains firm on the battlefield and in politics.” He named Yahya Simer as “the person who rules today is the one who led the fighting for more than 305 days and remains firm on the battlefield.”
The new Hamas leader was imprisoned in Israeli jails for 23 years, during which time he spent much of his time reading everything he could about Israel and its people. That is why he speaks Hebrew fluently. He was the founder of Hamas’ military wing.Clarín.
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2024-08-11 07:47:12
