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IDF Releases Letter from Sinwar's Son Expressing Hatred for Jews

By ישי אלמקייס־אלרם

Translated & summarized from Makor Rishon by baba

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The IDF released a letter from the 10-year-old son of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, written at the start of the war, expressing a desire to "shoot Jews." The letter, found in Gaza in 2024, also includes drawings of weapons and missiles. The IDF stated the material shows how Sinwar's ideology influences his children and reflects Hamas's values of hatred and violence on Gaza's youth.

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The IDF released a letter from Yahya Sinwar's 10-year-old son expressing a desire to shoot Jews.
The letter, discovered in Gaza in 2024, was written by Ibrahim at the war's outset.
Ibrahim also drew weapons, tanks near the border, and missiles in accompanying artwork.
The IDF stated the letter shows Sinwar's ideology influencing his children.
The material reflects Hamas's values of hatred and violence on Gaza's youth, according to the IDF.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a letter written by the 10-year-old son of Yahya Sinwar, the architect of the October 7th massacre, highlighting the deep-seated hatred for Jewish people instilled in him. The letter, discovered by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024, was written by Ibrahim at the beginning of the war. In it, he expresses his longing for his father but also details his activities, stating he "prepares pistols, tanks, and Kalashnikovs from paper and cardboard." He further declares his desire to "hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews."

The letter also includes drawings by Ibrahim depicting weapons, tanks near the Gaza-Israel border fence, and missiles being launched at Israel. The IDF stated that the letter and drawings demonstrate how Sinwar's "murderous ideology is also reflected in the education of his children, revealing the influence of Hamas's values of hatred and violence on the younger generation in the Gaza Strip."

Ibrahim's letter, addressed to his father, reads in part, "Father I love, I miss you very much! I want to hug you and see you win, and I want to declare 'Allahu Akbar,' hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews." He also asks, "When will you come sleep with me embraced?" and expresses hope for the war's end and his father's well-being, asking him to pray for him.