According to the Wall Street Journal, Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas, has communicated to senior officials within the organization that the high number of civilian casualties in Gaza is a deliberate strategy to pressure Israel into ending the ongoing conflict. Sinwar's messages, reportedly sent to officials in Qatar, included the phrase "Don't worry, the high number of civilian casualties in Gaza will pressure Israel to end the war." This indicates that Hamas is prepared for Israel's operations in Rafah and views the civilian death toll as a means to internationalize the conflict, hoping to force Israel's hand. Described as using human shields, this strategy aims to leave Hamas in power by sacrificing innocent lives to save its leadership.
I don’t think people appreciate how sick the Hamas Human Shield Strategy is. Hamas wants to create as many civilian casualties as possible, to generate international pressure on Israel to leave Hamas free to perpetrate another 10/7. https://t.co/DJJemI4Dj1
Yahya Sinwar admits “high civilian casualties” are part of Hamas’s strategy against Israel. He is relying on his use of human shields to increase pressure on Israel to stop the war and leave Hamas in power. Sinwar will sacrifice every innocent Gazan to save his own skin. https://t.co/SHjgiXQYnA
Sinwar has told Hamas leaders in Qatar that he welcomes Rafah fighting: "Don't worry, the high number of civilian casualties in Gaza will pressure Israel to end the war." His aim: emerge into ruins safe fr his bunker at the end of the war and declare a historic victory. @WSJ https://t.co/k6ulKA5efK
This is how Hamas operates - it sacrifices its own people in its futile quest to destroy Israel. The WSJ reports that Sinwar told Hamas officials that the terror group is prepared for Israel’s operation in Rafah and is relying on the high civilian death toll reported by the…
The message from Sinwar to senior Hamas officials, and his real goal According to the Wall Street Journal, the leader of Hamas sent a message to senior Hamas officials in Qatar that read: "Don't worry, the high number of civilian casualties in Gaza will pressure Israel to end the…