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IDF Reveals Letter from Sinwar's Son Expressing Desire to Shoot Jews

The IDF has released a letter and drawings written by Ibrahim, the 10-year-old son of the late Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, which were discovered by Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip in 2024. Written at the beginning of the war, the letter expresses the boy's deep longing for his father alongside a declared desire to hold a Kalashnikov rifle and shoot Jews.

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01The IDF released a letter and drawings written by Yahya Sinwar's 10-year-old son, Ibrahim, which were found in Gaza in 2024.
02In the letter, written early in the war, Ibrahim expressed a desire to hold a Kalashnikov and shoot Jews.
03The boy described making toy guns, tanks, and Kalashnikovs out of paper and cardboard while missing his father.
04The letter was accompanied by drawings of weapons, missiles targeting Israel, and tanks near the border fence.
05Alongside violent expressions, the text included prayers for his father's safety and a wish for the war to end.
06The IDF stated the materials show how Sinwar's murderous ideology influenced his children and the youth of Gaza.

In the letter, Ibrahim describes spending his free time making toy guns, tanks, and Kalashnikovs out of paper and cardboard, and asks when his father will return to sleep with him. The text, which begins with Islamic invocations, also includes prayers for his father's safety, a wish for the war to end, and a desire to see his father victorious. Accompanying the letter are drawings depicting weapons, missiles being launched at Israel, and tanks near the Gaza-Israel border fence.

According to the IDF, the materials demonstrate how Sinwar's murderous ideology was reflected in the upbringing of his own children. The military cited the letter and drawings as evidence of the influence of Hamas's values of hatred and violence on the younger generation in the Gaza Strip.

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