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Sinwar's 10-Year-Old Son's Letters Reveal Desire to Kill Jews

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Son of Hamas Leader Yahya Sinwar Expressed Desire to Kill Jews in Childhood Letter

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The IDF released a letter from the 10-year-old son of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, written two years after Sinwar's elimination. The letter expresses a desire to kill Jews and includes drawings of weapons. The IDF stated this reflects Hamas's ideological influence on Gaza's youth. The child also described making weapon models and expressed longing for his father.

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  • The IDF revealed a letter from Yahya Sinwar's 10-year-old son expressing a desire to kill Jews.
  • The letter, written two years after Sinwar's elimination, includes drawings of weapons, tanks, and missiles.
  • The IDF stated the letter shows Hamas's ideology influencing Gaza's youth.
  • The child described making weapon models from paper and cardboard.
  • The letter expressed longing for his father and prayers for the war to end.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed a letter written by Ibrahim, the 10-year-old son of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, two years after Sinwar's elimination. The letter, accompanied by drawings of weapons, tanks, and missiles, expresses the child's longing for his father and a desire to harm Jews. "I want to hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews," Ibrahim wrote in the letter, which also detailed his hobby of making paper and cardboard models of guns and tanks.

The IDF stated that the letter and drawings reflect the influence of Hamas's ideology of hatred and violence on the younger generation in Gaza. The full text of the letter, translated from Arabic, includes Ibrahim's expressions of missing his father, wishing for his victory, and stating his desire to hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews. He also described making weapon models from paper and cardboard and prayed for the war to end and for his father's well-being and safety.

The letter was released by the IDF on Thursday, October 26th, 2023, marking two years since Sinwar's death. The IDF highlighted the content as evidence of how Hamas's extremist ideology is being instilled in children in the Gaza Strip.

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