Yahya Sinwar: Palestinian Leader Empowered From Israeli Prison; The world is watching the next move of Hamas

JERUSALEM – The killing of senior Hamas leader <a href="http://www.world-today-news.com/also-tonight-attacks-on-tel-aviv-and-gaza-hit-home-hamas-leader/" title="Also tonight attacks on Tel Aviv and Gaza hit home Hamas leader”>Yahya Sinwar was reported as a coincidence among other attacks. In the past, Israel has eliminated Hamas elites through careful intelligence-based planning. However, the last year was spent in the battle of Sinwar, cutting off the gray eyes of Israel. Israel hopes that Sinver’s death will prompt the release of the hostages. With the leadership vacant, everyone is watching to see what Hamas’ next move will be.

Yahya Sinwar was born in 1962 in the Khan Younis refugee camp in southern Gaza. Sinver’s family were refugees from Majdal Askalam, which became Ashkelon when Israel was founded in 1948.

He was arrested in 1988 for trying to kidnap Israeli soldiers. He spent 22 years in an Israeli prison. He was released in 2011 through a prisoner exchange. Sinver’s fighting spirit was strengthened by more than two decades of life in prison. He said the Palestinians have no other option but armed resistance.

He learned Hebrew while in prison. Sinver said studying Hebrew helped him learn the minds of Israeli leaders. In 2017, Sinwar became the head of Gaza after Ismail Haniya became the head of political affairs of Hamas in exile in Qatar. After Haniya’s assassination, Zinver took control of Hamas.

Hamas is said to have been motivated to attack because of Israel’s massive settlement and displacement of Palestinians in Palestinian towns in the West Bank. At the same time, Israel’s entry into the Al-Aqsa mosque became a major inspiration. It was reported that the plan to attack Israel was Sinver’s and that Haniya did not fully agree with it.