Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas in Gaza, has been revealed to be stalling ceasefire talks with Israel, according to a series of messages reviewed by The Wall Street Journal. Sinwar's correspondence with Hamas leaders and mediators shows he believes that continued fighting and the resulting Palestinian civilian casualties will ultimately benefit Hamas. In his messages, Sinwar expressed a callous disregard for human life, citing historical national-liberation conflicts, such as Algeria's fight for independence, to justify the civilian losses. He has communicated to Hamas officials that they have the Israelis 'right where we want them' and views the high civilian death toll as a 'necessary sacrifice.' Sinwar is also identified as the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks on Israel.
JUST IN: The Wall Street Journal reports that Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar has 'resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel' and that he sent a message to officials saying 'we have the Israelis right where we want them' in a calculation that 'more fighting—and…
"In dozens of messages—reviewed by The Wall Street Journal—that Sinwar has transmitted to cease-fire negotiators, Hamas compatriots outside Gaza and others, he’s shown a cold disregard for human life and made clear he believes Israel has more to lose from the war than Hamas." https://t.co/bnFJFFuGDY
The WSJ reviewed a batch of Yahya Sinwar's text messages. If nothing else, they underscore Hamas's long-known strategy of intentionally maximizing Palestinian civilian casualties. Excerpts: For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with… https://t.co/SyEJHrfEQg
"Hamas leader believes civilian deaths are ‘necessary sacrifices’ in Israeli war, leaked letters show "Yahya Sinwar appears to be stalling ceasefire talks and using Palestinian fatalities to his advantage" https://t.co/0wgfdCoAqa
🚨🇵🇸WSJ: "CIVILIAN BLOODSHED WILL HELP HAMAS" Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar reportedly believes that ongoing conflict and Palestinian civilian casualties will strengthen Hamas's position against Israel. Sinwar has resisted ceasefire deals, telling mediators: “We have the Israelis… https://t.co/1aTNEr8eXe https://t.co/E0QQhkz7WG
“We have the Israelis right where we want them,” Sinwar said in a recent message to Hamas officials… Sinwar cited civilian losses in national-liberation conflicts in places such as Algeria, where hundreds of thousands of people died fighting for independence from France,… https://t.co/arGaiNrQ6v
🔴 Yahya Sinwar appears to be stalling ceasefire talks and using Palestinian fatalities to his advantage. “We have the Israelis right where we want them,” Mr Sinwar said. Here's what we know so far: https://t.co/d76DjZs8cF
🔴 The mastermind behind Hamas’s Oct 7 attacks on Israel is stalling ceasefire talks and using the mounting Palestinian death toll to his advantage, leaked messages show. “We have the Israelis right where we want them,” Mr Sinwar said Find out more below ⬇️ https://t.co/qL1FXa5cF6
THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVEALS SINWAR’S CALCULATIONS The Wall Street Journal has unveiled correspondence between Hxmas leader Yahya Sinwar in Gaza and his colleagues in Qatar. Sinwar expressed a callous disregard for human life, calculating that continued fighting and civilian… https://t.co/G6ZpK6L6Ub
Hamas’s Sinwar said to laud high civilian death toll in Gaza as ‘necessary sacrifice’ https://t.co/AlPpg7ELEe
'Hamas hasn't lost war until...': Yahya Sinwar's chilling messages amid IDF's #Rafah Op | Gaza https://t.co/c7ShSrQ43W
"In dozens of messages that Sinwar has transmitted to cease-fire negotiators, Hamas compatriots outside Gaza and others, he’s shown a cold disregard for human life and made clear he believes Israel has more to lose from the war than Hamas." Report from the Wall Street Journal…
For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision, messages the Hamas military leader in Gaza has sent to mediators show, is a calculation that more fighting—and more Palestinian civilian deaths—work to his…
Yahya Sinwar’s correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel https://t.co/XIiRxMV2x9 via @WSJ In one message to Hamas leaders in Doha, Sinwar cited civilian losses in national-liberation conflicts in places such as Algeria,…
Yahya Sinwar’s correspondence with compatriots and mediators shows he is confident that Hamas can outlast Israel https://t.co/Ni1jP4tIYH via @WSJ