Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas Confirms Death of Yahya Sinwar in Battle Against U.S./Zionist Forces
On Friday, October 18, the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas
confirmed the death of their leader Yahya Sinwar who was killed in
battle. Yahya Sinwar, 61, was a Hamas leader in Gaza since 2017. He was
appointed leader of the Hamas Politicial Bureau in early August after
the assassination of the previous leader of the Hamas Political Bureau
Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
"We mourn the death of the great leader, the martyred brother, Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim," Khalil Hayyeh, a Hamas official based in Qatar, said in a video broadcast on Al Jazeera. Sinwar "died as a hero and a martyr, fighting against the Israeli army," Khalil Hayyeh said. Hamas "will continue its struggle until the establishment of a Palestinian state on all Palestinian land, with Jerusalem as its capital," he added.
Hayyeh also said that "the Israeli hostages will not be released as long as the aggression against the Gaza Strip continues and our prisoners in Israeli prisons are not released."
Hamas' armed wing, Al-Qassam Brigades, issued a statement noting "More than a year after the Al-Aqsa Flood battle ... leader Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas, rose as a martyr, facing the enemy head-on with his weapon drawn, engaging with the occupying army at the forefront of the most dangerous combat zones in Rafah, southern Gaza."
The statement noted that despite having the most advanced surveillance and tracking equipment, the U.S./Zionist forces had failed to locate Yahya Sinwar for more than a year, claiming that he was hiding in tunnels and among civilians, but that the leaked drone image "of the architect of the Al-Aqsa Flood, Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, showed him in his final moments, wearing a military pouch and fighting the invading occupiers until his last breath, ... refusing to retreat, appease, or hide, contrary to what Israel and its supporters had propagated."
Sinwar "died as a martyr and a hero alongside his jihadist brothers," Al-Qassam Brigades said.
"The criminal enemy thinks that by killing the great leaders of the Resistance, such as Sinwar, Haniyeh, Nasrallah, or Arouri, it can force the Resistance to retreat. The Resistance will continue until it achieves its goal," Al-Qassam Brigades said.
The monopolized media which promotes the Zionist cause of eradicating the Palestinian people seized on the news like bloodthirsty vultures, gleefully reporting the death of the Hamas leader, using inhuman and degrading expressions -- "Israel beheaded Hamas." They euphorically reported the actions and statements of the Netanyahu government and presented the death of the Hamas leader as offering a possible option for a "peaceful settlement." In their euphoria, they boasted that this marks the beginning of the "decline of Hamas."
Known for making foolish statements, Prime Minister Trudeau declared that the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar "puts an end to a reign of terror." Joe Biden hailed the death of Sinwar. Calling him an "obstacle" to peace in Gaza, Biden called his assassination a "good day for Israel, the United States and the world." Biden told reporters that he called Netanyahu to congratulate him: "I told him I was really pleased with his actions and further, that now's the time to move on."
All of them will rue the day they believed the Palestinian Resistance is about an individual, an ideology, an act of terrorism. The Palestinian Resistance is supported by an international movement of global reach of unwavering support for the Palestinian just cause. It demands an end to the genocide against Gaza, the liberation of Palestine and defends the people's right of return. The Resistance exists and is growing. Canadians and Quebeckers from all walks of life have not stopped organizing and taking their place alongside the Palestinian people. They will not stop.
(With files from the Palestine Information Center)
This article was published in
October 19, 2024
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