Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader

[Grim Reaper 6]

BEIRUT (AP) — The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Tuesday it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.

The choice of Sinwar, a secretive figure who leads Hamas’ hardliners and is close to Iran, was a defiant step. Sinwar is at the top of Israel’s kill list as it seeks to destroy Hamas and its leadership after the Oct. 7 attack in which militants killed 1,200 people in southern Israel and took about 250 as hostages.

Unlike Haniyeh, who had lived in exile in Qatar for years, Sinwar has remained in Gaza. As Hamas’ leader in the territory since 2017, he rarely appeared in public but kept an iron grip on Hamas’ rule. Close to Deif and the armed wing, known as the Qassam Brigades, he worked to build up the group’s military capabilities.

Hamas chooses Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of Oct. 7, as new leader | AP News

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If this demon is the most popular "leader" in Gaza, then Gaza needs to be shown that Israel will NEVER allow him or them, to rule and bring death any longer.  The IDF needs to keep dismantling all of Gaza until there is no habitable place left to these animals in human form.  

[Unusual Tournament]

2 hours ago, and-then said:

If this demon is the most popular "leader" in Gaza, then Gaza needs to be shown that Israel will NEVER allow him or them, to rule and bring death any longer.  The IDF needs to keep dismantling all of Gaza until there is no habitable place left to these animals in human form.  

Strange that Israel has allowed the ‘demon’ to live and killed the moderate Haniyeh. Maybe not so strange for PR purposes. Hope they kill the demon too 

[Alchopwn]

Anyone wanna place bets about how long Yahya is gonna last?

Sinwar...Sin...war... how appropriate for a Hamas war criminal?

Edited August 7 by Alchopwn

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15 hours ago, Unusual Tournament said:

Strange that Israel has allowed the ‘demon’ to live and killed the moderate Haniyeh. Maybe not so strange for PR purposes. Hope they kill the demon too 

Nothing strange about it.  They've been looking for him non-stop since 10/7.  You assume the worst of Israel in this case.  Sinwar is likely surrounded by living hostages and it's possible that he will get to leave Gaza in a deal to release them but that doesn't mean he will be "free".  His life WILL be forfeit for what he did on 10/7.

[Unusual Tournament]

23 minutes ago, and-then said:

Nothing strange about it.  They've been looking for him non-stop since 10/7.  You assume the worst of Israel in this case.  Sinwar is likely surrounded by living hostages and it's possible that he will get to leave Gaza in a deal to release them but that doesn't mean he will be "free".  His life WILL be forfeit for what he did on 10/7.

You missed my point or conveniently ignored it. Haniyeh, was more likely to return the hostages and accept Israel’s terms. By killing the moderate capable of doing a peace deal, Israel, has signaled no peace and no Gaza. Means nothing to me, just stating the obvious 

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6 minutes ago, Unusual Tournament said:

You missed my point or conveniently ignored it. Haniyeh, was more likely to return the hostages and accept Israel’s terms. By killing the moderate capable of doing a peace deal, Israel, has signaled no peace and no Gaza. Means nothing to me, just stating the obvious 

There are no moderates in Hamas...

The piece of s*** could have spared his own life in the previous 10 months,they have chosen not to.

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9 minutes ago, CrimsonKing said:

There are no moderates in Hamas...

The piece of s*** could have spared his own life in the previous 10 months,they have chosen not to.

I totally agree screw them all, they deserve no further consideration, send them all to Allah!

[Grim Reaper 6]

19 hours ago, and-then said:

If this demon is the most popular "leader" in Gaza, then Gaza needs to be shown that Israel will NEVER allow him or them, to rule and bring death any longer.  The IDF needs to keep dismantling all of Gaza until there is no habitable place left to these animals in human form.  

I totally agree.👍 

[Grim Reaper 6]

50 minutes ago, and-then said:

Nothing strange about it.  They've been looking for him non-stop since 10/7.  You assume the worst of Israel in this case.  Sinwar is likely surrounded by living hostages and it's possible that he will get to leave Gaza in a deal to release them but that doesn't mean he will be "free".  His life WILL be forfeit for what he did on 10/7.

I certainly hope so, he doesn’t deserve to live.

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30 minutes ago, Unusual Tournament said:

Haniyeh, was more likely to return the hostages and accept Israel’s terms.

That's the corporate media story but it's widely known that Sinwar was always the one making these decisions.  Hamas is never going to hand back all of the hostages unless Sinwar AND Hamas can survive to fight again another day.

[Grim Reaper 6]

4 hours ago, and-then said:

That's the corporate media story but it's widely known that Sinwar was always the one making these decisions.  Hamas is never going to hand back all of the hostages unless Sinwar AND Hamas can survive to fight again another day.

I agree with you completely!

[Unusual Tournament]

On 8/8/2024 at 6:48 AM, and-then said:

That's the corporate media story but it's widely known that Sinwar was always the one making these decisions.  Hamas is never going to hand back all of the hostages unless Sinwar AND Hamas can survive to fight again another day.

Can’t imagine there’s gonna be another chance for Hamas to fight again