In the aftermath of the killing of the leader of Hamas, Yahya Sinwaron the part of Israeli armed forcesthe Palestinian militant group assured that the fight continues and will triumph. Messages of condolence and confirmations of support also arrived fromIran and by the so-called members ofresistance axis, Hezbollah And Houthis.
The “martyrdom” of Sinwar and the leaders who came before him “will only increase the strength and resilience of our movement,” Dal said Qatar Khalil Hayyahigh exponent of Hamasstating that the hostages “will not return unless the attack on Gaza does not cease, there is a complete withdrawal and our prisoners are not released from prisons.” «Hamas will continue until the creation of a state on the entire Palestinian territory with Jerusalem as capital,” he continued, underlining that Sinwar “he met his end standing bravely, with his head held high, holding his weapon, shooting until his last breath.” The boss of Hamas to Gaza“resolute, courageous and intrepid”, “sacrificed his life for the cause of our liberation”, he concluded.
«The martyrs live forever and the cause for the liberation of Palestine since the occupation it is more alive than ever”, commented the Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchiclaiming that the fate of Sinwar he was “a source of inspiration for resistance fighters across the region, Palestinians and non-Palestinians.”
He echoed it Hezbollahwhose fight against Israel has tightened from 8 October 2023 in solidarity with Gaza and today he fights on the ground against the soldiers ofIdf in the south of Lebanon heavily bombed. The pro-Tehran Shiite movement reiterated “support for the Palestinian people” who “resist the criminal Zionist aggression”. «Gaza and the Palestinian cause are destined to victory, no matter how great the sacrifices,” said a spokesman for the Yemeni rebels Houthis on Xexpressing «sincere condolences and great blessings to the movement of Hamas and to the dear Palestinian people.”
According to theIdf, Sinwar he spent most of his time after 7 October underground in tunnels and was killed while en route to the humanitarian area of al-Muwasi. What prevented him from fleeing to the north of the Strip was the siege of the neighborhood of Tel al-Sultan to Rafahin the south of Gazawhere he was killed yesterday, they added armed forces who claimed to know he was in that area thanks to traces of DNA collected a few weeks ago in the tunnels, just a few hundred meters from the place where six young hostages were executed at the end of August.
The images released of his last moments show him inside a bombed building, sitting in an armchair with his face covered, while already seriously injured he angrily throws a stick at a Israeli drone. The body of Sinwarwho became general leader of the movement in August after the assassination of Tehran of the head of the political office Ismail Haniyehwas transferred to an undisclosed location in Israel.
His death must now push towards reaching an agreement for the cease-fire to Gaza and the return of the hostages, is the message delivered by the American president to the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu. We must «also make this moment an opportunity to seek a path towards peace, a better future Gaza without Hamas», said the head of the White House from Berlincelebrating the killing of the strategist behind the October 7, 2023 attack as a “moment of justice.”
Pressure in this sense also came from the German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbockaccording to which «this could be a turning point to achieve a cease-firefree the hostages and get more help to Gaza». A belief shared by many also in Israelnot only by the families of the hostages, but also by the president Isaac Herzog: «A significant window of opportunity has opened, including promoting the return of hostages and the elimination of Hamas», his office announced after a meeting with Netanyahu.
The prime minister has called a special meeting of the safety cabinet to discuss efforts to reach an agreement on the hostages. At the meeting at the military headquarters of Kirya to Tel Aviv ministers and security officials are asked to participate.
Meanwhile the war continues, not only in Gaza and in particular in the north of the Strip, where Israeli attacks have intensified, but also in Lebanon. THE’Idf has decided to recruit another brigade of reservists to be deployed on the northern front, which «will allow the continuation of the combat effort against Hezbollah and the achievement of war objectives, including the safe return of Northern residents to their homes.”
Sirens rang out in the north of Israel and theIdf he made it known that around sixty rockets were fired from the Lebanon Today. The Chief of Staff Herzi Halevivisiting the south of Country of Cedars with the brigade commanders Golanireported “great damage,” claiming that “the entire chain of command has been wiped out.” «Hezbollah is hiding the casualty count, (the number of) dead commanders,” he added, pointing to an estimate of 1,500 Shia fighters fallen so far.
From Beirutwhere he would later receive the Prime Minister Giorgia Melonithe Lebanese prime minister Najib Mikati he rejected the Iranian position, which yesterday said it was ready to negotiate with France on the resolution 1701calling it “a blatant interference in Lebanese affairs and an attempt to establish a guardianship over the Lebanon which we reject.”