Yahya Sinwar’s appointment follows the assassination of his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh.
Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political wing, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week. The appointment was announced in a brief statement by the Palestinian militant group on Tuesday.
Sinwar has served as the group’s leader inside Gaza since 2017. Israel believes him to be the architect of the October 7, 2023 incursion into southern Israel, in which Hamas killed some 1,200 people and took over 250 hostage. The attack sparked the current war in Gaza, which has so far killed almost 40,000 Palestinians, according to the Hamas-run Health Ministry.
Israeli officials believe that Sinwar has been hiding in Hamas’s network of tunnels beneath Gaza since the massacre that he allegedly orchestrated 10 months ago.
Immediately after the Hamas statement, Foreign Minister Israel Katz called for Sinwar to be killed.
“The appointment of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, is yet another compelling reason to swiftly eliminate him and wipe this vile organization off the face of the earth,” Katz wrote on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday.
The announcement comes at a time of heightened tensions, as Iran and its allies threaten retaliation for the killing of Haniyeh, which they blame on Israel. The Jewish state has neither confirmed nor denied involvement.
The escalation has prompted the US to deploy extra forces to defend Israel, in case of an attack.
Earlier this year, Iran launched a large-scale missile and drone barrage against Israel, in retaliation for the bombing of an Iranian consulate in Syria. The bombardment was repelled with significant help from the US, UK and other allied forces in the region.
You can’t kill a movement dedicated to opposing Israel/US tyranny and terrorism…..
Yahya will be getting a yaya in his booty soon.
Sorry, both sides are messed up pieces and of ****
A good way to understand Hamas is to read the book “Son of Hamas” by Mosab Hassan Yousef (2011). He is the son of one of the founders of Hamas, became a member of the organization, was captured by the Shin Bet and asked to work for them. He did not like the culture of violence of Hamas, even what they do to each other, and was able to prevent the death of hundreds of Israelis from suicide bombers. He became a Christian and moved to the US where he is now an international speaker.
This is a very good book, well written, and comes from someone who is authentic and really knows. I’ve read it and recommend it.
He has just (2024) brought out another book: “From Hamas to America.”
I imagine as an apostate he’d be a prime target for assassination. To convert from Islam is a very hard thing to do. I’ll see if the book is in the library.
The book is on Amazon.
When I was reading it a while ago, I thought of 3 reasons why he would be in danger:
(1) He is an apostate from Islam: He became a Christian. The 4 main schools of Islamic jurisprudence state that the penalty of apostacy is death. However, nowadays, their own families will do it so if you become an apostate from Islam, run from your own family.
(2) He betrayed Hamas, at least how they would see it. His own Father has disowned him.
(3) As a Palestinian and former Muslim, he worked with the Shin Bet of Israel.
He lives in the US but keeps a low profile except when doing public speaking, and a hidden address, much in the same way as Ali Sina from the site https://www.faithfreedom.org/
Ex-Muslims are in constant danger, even in non-Islamic countries.