“More Palestinian civilian deaths would work in favor [du Hamas] »: the “Wall Street Journal” publishes Yahya Sinouar’s exchanges with the leaders of the Islamist movement
Mastermind of the attack of October 7, 2023, Yahya Sinouar has since been holed up in the tunnels of the Gaza Strip. According to an article from Wall Street Journal published Monday June 10, the leader of Hamas continues to correspond with the leaders of the Islamist movement about negotiations for a ceasefire.
The American daily, which had access to dozens of messages, affirms that Yahya Sinouar demonstrates “with cold contempt for human life”considering in particular that “more Palestinian civilian deaths would work in favor [du Hamas] ». The war between Israel and Hamas has left 37,202 dead in the Gaza Strip, mostly civilians, according to a report released Wednesday by the Ministry of Health, administered by the Islamist movement.
These exchanges also show that Yahya Sinouar thought that Israel’s reaction to the attack of October 7, 2023 would be of lesser magnitude. Benyamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, has in fact sworn to destroy Hamas, which took power in Gaza in 2007. Conversely, the leader of Hamas thought that the support of Iran and Lebanese Hezbollah would be good most important.
Still according to the Wall Street JournalYahya Sinouar, although disavowed by certain political leaders of Hamas, assures that his movement has “the capacities necessary to continue to [se] beat for months ». Its objective would be “to obtain a permanent ceasefire” which would allow him to claim both “a historic victory” on Israel and also “leadership of the Palestinian national cause”.
