IDF Reveals Letter by Hamas Leader's Son Expressing Desire to Shoot Jews

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed on Thursday a letter they claim was written by Ibrahim, the 10-year-old son of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, at the beginning of the war. The letter, addressed to his father, expresses the boy's longing for him and a desire "to hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews." According to an IDF statement published on their English X account, marking two years since Sinwar's elimination, the letter was seized by IDF forces in the Gaza Strip in 2024. "My beloved father, I miss you very much! I want to hug you and see you win," Ibrahim wrote, according to the IDF's translation. He also described making toy guns, tanks, and Kalashnikovs from paper and cardboard. Alongside expressions of hatred, the child also wrote about his wish for the war to end and to reunite with his father, stating, "I wish the war would end, and that I would see you well." The letter was accompanied by drawings, which the IDF states Ibrahim created, depicting weapons, tanks near the Gaza border fence, and missiles being launched toward Israel. The IDF presented the letter and drawings as evidence of the education in hatred and violence within Sinwar's home and the influence of Hamas ideology on the younger generation in Gaza.