Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was eliminated on Wednesday in the Israeli attack, tried to instill hatred in his 10-year-old son for Israel through letters, Hebrew media reported......See Full Story>>.....See Full Story>>
The troops searching homes near where Sinwar was killed, found letters he sent and received, including his correspondence with his son.
Sinwar wrote several sermons to his son, which were excoriating Israel, according to a local media outlet, Channel 12.
His 10-year-old boy in turn reportedly sent his father drawings of dead Israeli soldiers, and at one point was said to ask when the war would end.
Sinwar was considered to be the architect of the deadly October 7 attack, where thousands of people were killed and 251 were taken hostage in Gaza.
The Hamas chief was killed on Wednesday in a chance encounter with Israeli troops operating in southern Gaza’s Rafah.
IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari told reporters that Sinwar was on the move, trying to hide as IDF made advances in Rafah. He was possibly shot in his hand and was hiding in the building when the Israeli troops hit it.
Moreover, Sinwar had also been imprisoned for 23 years in an Israeli prison for the murder of Palestinians whom he suspected of cooperating with Israel.
In October 2011, he was one of over 1000 terrorists Israel released in return for Gilad Shalit, a soldier Hamas abducted in 2006.
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Following Sinwar’s killing, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said in a statement. “To the people of Gaza, I have a simple message. This war can end tomorrow.”
“It can end if Hamas lays down its arms and returns our hostages. Israel will guarantee the safety of all those who return our hostages,” Netanyahu added.
(With inputs from agencies)