[News] Al-Sinwar: A martyrdom desired by the leader and an ending that exposes the occupation’s propaganda

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 Al-Sinwar: A martyrdom desired by the leader and an ending that exposes
the occupation’s propaganda

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GAZA, (PIC)

More than a year after the Al-Aqsa Flood battle and the subsequent
collective Israeli extermination, 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.

Despite possessing the most advanced surveillance and tracking devices, the
occupation forces failed for an entire year to locate Sinwar, whom their
propaganda claimed was hiding in tunnels or among civilians. The surprise
came with his martyrdom in an armed confrontation with an Israeli force at
the front lines in Rafah, as acknowledged by the occupation army
spokesperson, Daniel Hagari.

Hagari said, “We did not know he was there. Initially, we identified him as
an armed man inside one of the buildings, and he was seen masked, throwing
a wooden plank at the drone just seconds before his martyrdom.”


*The engaging leader*The leaked 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.
He even tied his bleeding hand with iron wire in hopes of stopping the
bleeding with a severed foot, refusing to retreat, appease, or hide,
contrary to what Israel and its supporters had propagated.

Israel’s black propaganda apparatus has long claimed that the number one
target was hiding among civilians or underground, yet it admits he fought
until the final seconds, attempting to down a drone with a piece of wood
available to him in that historic moment, perhaps to reveal the shame that
weighs on a silent, complacent, or complicit world.


*Moving between combat sites*Hamas confirmed in its statement that leader
Sinwar was moving between all combat sites, steadfast and resolute on the
blessed land of Gaza, defending Palestine and its sacred sites, inspiring
the spirit of steadfastness, patience, and resistance.

The martyrdom of the leader was expected, yet the manner of his martyrdom
in combat came as a surprise to many. However, he chose it with his will
and determination, and Allah honored him with it, having carried the burden
of his cause from an early age.

Leader martyr Yahya Sinwar lived as a fighter, carving his path in Hamas
since he was a young man involved in its jihadist activities, establishing
the security apparatus known as “Majd,” and participating in activities
within the Islamic Bloc at the Islamic University.

He spent 23 years in captivity, defying the Israeli jailers, and after his
release from prison in the Wafa al-Ahrar deal, he continued his
contributions, planning, and jihad, holding several leadership positions in
Hamas until he became its head following the assassination of martyr Ismail
Haneyya.


*Engineering the Flood*Leader Yahya Sinwar survived several assassination
attempts, including one on April 11, 2003, when an explosive device was
planted in the wall of his home in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, and another
in May 2021 during the fourth Israeli war on Gaza. His eyes opened to the
events of October 7, 2023, the day of the great flood that shook the core
of the “entity and exposed the fragility of its supposed security, followed
by the legendary steadfastness of our people and the valor of our
victorious resistance.” He achieved the highest honor and ascended to be
with his Lord, content with the struggle and sacrifice he made.

His contributions to the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, and his description as
the architect of the operation that shook the “Zionist entity”, were among
the most significant milestones in the honored life of the man who fully
understood that leadership positions in Hamas are a duty, not an honor. The
leaders of the Movement have ascended as martyrs throughout the long
struggle, starting with the founder Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and ending with
Sinwar.

His martyrdom was not merely a coincidence or an expectation, but a wish
and hope expressed by Abu Ibrahim in a public meeting three years ago. He
said, “The greatest gift the enemy and the occupation could give me is to
assassinate me and for me to die a martyr at their hands. I am 59 years old
today. I would actually prefer to be martyred by an F16 than to die from
COVID-19, a stroke, a traffic accident, or in any other way that people
die.”

The man continued to explain this wish, saying, “At this age, I would
prefer to die a martyr than to die a natural death.”

Thus, Sinwar was martyred as he wished; he was martyred while wearing his
military uniform and fighting with all his strength, and he was not hiding
in a tunnel, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly
claimed.


*The image of victory*Just as Al-Sanwar deprived the occupation of security
during the Al-Aqsa Flood, he also denied them a victory image in his final
moments—an image they had long dreamed of. Despite all the military and
intelligence capabilities, and the support from major international powers
amid regional silence, this massive army could only kill its resistant
enemy by chance during a routine sweep the day after the clashes.

The Israeli army published what it claimed were the last moments of the
head of the political bureau of Hamas, Yahya Al-Sinwar, after he was
martyred while fighting with occupation forces in the city of Rafah in
southern Gaza last Wednesday.

According to the Israeli narrative, the occupation forces initiated the
engagement with three individuals without being able to identify them. One
of them—later identified as Al-Sinwar—sought refuge alone in one of the
buildings before an Israeli drone scanned the area.

The photos released by the Israeli army show Al-Sinwar, masked, sitting on
a chair and throwing a wooden plank at an Israeli drone that entered the
building, before he was targeted by a tank shell.


*Analyzing the photos*Military expert Brigadier General Elias Hanna
believes that the Israeli photos indicate that Al-Sanwar was injured and
attempted to fend off an Israeli drone with a wooden stick. He stated that
these images undermine the Israeli narrative that Al-Sinwar was sheltering
among detained prisoners and that his assassination was purely
coincidental, indicating a tactical and intelligence blindness.

According to political researcher Said Ziad, Al-Sinwar was aware he was
going to die since he launched the Al-Aqsa Flood operation on October 7,
2023, but he died as a fighter and not in hiding. Ziad also believes that
Al-Sinwar’s death grants him a heroism he deserves, as he died with his
weapon in hand and was not hiding like a rat or surrounded by civilian
prisoners, as Israeli leaders have claimed all along. Moreover, he was
martyred by chance and not due to a complex intelligence or military
operation.


*A death that undermines the Israeli narrative*Israeli affairs expert Ihab
Jabareen concurred with Ziad, explaining that Al-Sinwar’s death was marked
by coincidences that deprived Israel of a narrative that would present his
death as a victory, as they had in previous planned assassination
operations. Given these circumstances, the martyrdom of Al-Sanwar occurred
naturally and did not allow the Israeli narrative any opportunity to
intervene.

Jabareen noted that Al-Sinwar was a target for which Israel justified
numerous operations under the pretext of searching for him, meaning that
the current developments push Israel to sit at the negotiating table after
the killing of its number one target.

Ziad pointed out that Hamas would be affected by Al-Sinwar’s departure, as
would the Gaza Strip, but neither would collapse afterward, just as they
did not fall when Abdul Aziz Rantisi, almost the only successor to the
Movement’s founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, was martyred.

He added that reaching a man of Al-Sinwar’s stature by chance leaves
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu unable to present a victory
narrative, as he is known as the king of narratives.

Currently, as Jabareen and Ziad suggest, Netanyahu will face questions
about his seriousness in recovering the Israeli captives and stopping a war
for which he has long held Al-Sinwar responsible for the failure of any
agreement to stop it.

Beyond all these details, Israel faces the dilemma of the lie surrounding
Al-Sinwar’s hiding and the difficulty of reaching him after he was martyred
in a regular confrontation inside a house on the ground, as Jabareen said.
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