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Sameera Casmod | sameerac@radioislam.co.za<\/a>
\n21 October 2024 | 12:12 SAST
\n4-minute read<\/p>\n

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Israeli occupation forces (IOF) last week released video footage shortly after announcing the killing of Yahya Sinwar. The video, which showed the last moments of the Hamas leader\u2019s life, was followed by a detailed report of the events leading to Sinwar\u2019s martyrdom.<\/p>\n

Israel\u2019s version of events, while intended to provide evidence that the man they claimed was one of the main architects of the October 7 resistance effort had indeed been killed, has monumentally backfired. It has served instead to create the image of a defiant resistance hero who achieved martyrdom while fighting to the end. Despite desperate attempts at damage control, Israel has failed to depict Sinwar in any light except as a valiant, courageous symbol of Palestinian resistance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Israelis have essentially become their own worst enemy by releasing the footage of his last moments, which has immortalised Sinwar as a fearless freedom fighter,\u201d Ebrahim Moosa said on Radio Islam\u2019s Palestine Report<\/a> earlier today.<\/p>\n

The account provided by Israel alleges that the IOF detected movement approximately 100m away from where their troops were stationed while involved in supposed \u201cmop-up\u201d operations. Upon investigation, they discovered resistance fighters and fired at them. Sinwar\u2019s arm was injured in the melee, and he left a trail of blood as he went into a building in the vicinity. As the IOF advanced on the building, still unaware of Sinwar\u2019s identity, Sinwar threw a grenade at the soldiers, after which the enemy deployed a drone for further investigation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey found a man with his arm injured, his face covered,\u201d Moulana Moosa said.<\/p>\n

Sinwar threw a stick to knock the drone down. After withdrawing, the IOF fired at the building with shells from a tank cannon and machine guns, which ended Sinwar\u2019s life.<\/p>\n

\u201cA day later only, according to the Israelis, they sent another drone into the debris of this building, and that\u2019s when they noticed a man who resembled Sinwar,\u201d Moulana Moosa said, adding that Sinwar\u2019s body is being held captive by Israel to be used as \u201canother bargaining chip in negotiations.<\/p>\n

Analysts suggest that Sinwar\u2019s martyrdom will not have a major effect on resistance operations, with Hamas potentially – if they have not already-\u00a0 moving to a decentralised military structure, where decisions are made by local commanders on the ground.<\/p>\n

It is expected that a political figure who is from Gaza but resides outside the enclave will replace Sinwar as leader of Hamas. Alternatively, a deputy commander will remain in place until elections, which are due to be held soon. However, it is expected that the election will be delayed due to the ongoing genocide.<\/p>\n

Sinwar\u2019s death is unlikely to have any effect on ending Israel\u2019s onslaught on Gaza and Lebanon, particularly after Israel expanded its initial goal to eliminate only Hamas to include the elimination of all Palestinian resistance and occupy the strip.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow the Israelis have expanded their goals in this war, which is to eliminate any traces of Palestinian resistance and transfer as many Palestinians as possible and move their settlers into the Gaza Strip,” Moulana Moosa explained.<\/p>\n

Pointing to the ferocity of resistance efforts, Moulana Moosa reported the recent elimination of Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, the commander of the IOF\u2019s 401st<\/sup> armoured brigade, who was killed by an explosive device in the Jabaliya area in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n

Reports indicate that he alighted from his tank and approached an observation point on foot. The site had been rigged with explosive devices, which killed Daqsa and seriously injured the deputy commander of the 162nd<\/sup> division and the commander of the brigade\u2019s 52nd<\/sup> battalion. Daqsa is the highest-ranking Israeli official to have been eliminated in Gaza since the beginning of the genocide.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the genocide continues throughout Gaza, including an extreme campaign of extermination in northern Gaza. Reports paint a grim picture of ethnic cleansing taking shape according to what has been dubbed the \u2018General\u2019s Plan\u2019.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe \u2018General\u2019s Plan\u2019 to empty northern Gaza is in top tier, reaching frightening levels. There\u2019s a horrific humanitarian disaster. Bodies are piling up in hospitals. Injuries are now being treated according to age and the severity of injuries, and others are just being left to die because of a lack of capacity,\u201d Moulana Moosa reported. \u201cCorpses are filling the alleys and roads, and northern Gaza is being fired from all sides,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

Hamas leaders are urging Arab and Islamic states to surround American and Israeli embassies to exert pressure on those nations to end the war.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, a report based on interviews with Israeli soldiers reveals a severe loss of morale and exhaustion among the fighters, raising questions about Israel\u2019s ability to achieve its military goals, both in Gaza and Lebanon.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn September, the Nahal Brigade began its 11th<\/sup> round of combat in Gaaza, but out of a platoon of 30 soldiers, only 6 showed up- the rest claimed medical exemptions,\u201d the report read.<\/p>\n

The report includes an interview with one Israeli fighter\u2019s mother, who said, \u201cThey keep going back to the same buildings they\u2019ve already cleared, only to find them booby-trapped again. In the Zaytoun neighbourhood alone, they\u2019ve been there three times. They understand it\u2019s pointless.\u201d<\/p>\n

The onset of depletion, which began in April as the war dragged on and soldiers\u2019 purpose started to fade, has since continued to dwindle. The main cause is that occupation forces return to areas they have cleared, only to find that traps have been set for them, leading to feelings of hopelessness, fatigue and demotivation.<\/p>\n

Listen <\/strong>to the Palestine Report<\/a> on Sabaahul Muslim with Moulana Habib Bobat.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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