War in the Middle East, 007 Marco Mancini analyzes the situation after Sinwar‘s death: “The Hamas leaders are reorganizing, two names are in pole position: here’s who they are”
Marco Mancini analyzes with Affaritaliani.it the war situation in the Middle East and he does it with the competence and professionalism that for years brought him to the top of the Italian secret services. “Anything but a truce, in my opinion the end of hostilities is far away.”
Mancini, Netanyahu declared that with the death of Hamas leader Sinwar the war can end, do you agree with the Israeli leader?
“I would like to be able to say yes, but from the information I have, the peace process is still a long time coming. Also due to the countermoves that Hamas is putting in place.”
Meaning what?
“The militia leaders met just yesterday and the leaders, in all about forty men at the top, are already finding Sinwar’s replacement. There are two people in pole position, one even more extremist than the former leader called Fathi Hamadi and a second less extremist named Khalel Mashaal. This shows that the end of hostilities is still far away.”
What news do you have of Sinwar’s capture?
“I must tell you that ten days ago I indicated the Rafah area as the one where the Hamas leader could hide and so it was.”
How did you know?
“In certain environments, relationships remain even when careers or missions end…”.
Do you have any details on the capture?
“Let’s start by saying that it was a fortuitous capture. The Gaza area has around 800 km of underground tunnels where there are hideouts, weapons and where the 101 hostages are certainly hidden, of which I understand that only 55 are alive. Sinwar had left with two militiamen, he had a hat that covered his face up to the nose and so did the other two to prevent the drones from recognizing his biometric features and intercepting him. His mini escort, made up of Mamoud Hamdan and Hani Hamaidani , however, had AK47 assault rifles and 8 mines ready to be launched and this did not escape the electronic eye of the drones which started shooting three were injured and the IBF troops were able to break in and capture the prisoners. All this happened on Wednesday shortly after 5pm Italian time.”
But how, the news was only given yesterday, why this delay in communication?
“The Israeli troops had to ascertain that it was Sinwar and to do so it was necessary to compare the DNA. The match took place shortly after lunch time.”
Doesn’t it seem strange to you that the Hamas leader only had two men as escort?
“No, it was a chosen move. His predecessor was intercepted precisely because of the mega escort of 20 men… Sinwar was not naive.”
What will happen now?
“The leaders of Hamas could make the new leader official in the next few hours and we will see whether the hard line or the mediation line will pass. The two candidates are there. In any case I don’t think the time for peace or a truce is close.”
