October 18, 2024

"Hamas has seemed at a loss over how to respond to the death of Yahya Sinwar, the latest in a long line of its leaders killed by Israel."

"For the past day, the group’s Telegram and WhatsApp channels have been silent on the matter, and officials declined or did not respond to requests for comment. On Friday afternoon, Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official living in exile, finally circulated a statement appearing to confirm Sinwar’s death. 'It’s very painful and distressing to lose beloved people, especially an extraordinary leader like Yahya Sinwar,' it read. 'But what we are sure of is that we are eventually victorious.' Moments later, Naim deleted the statement and then resent it — without Sinwar’s name."

The NYT reports.

45 comments:

mccullough said...

Either surrender or get killed.

John Borell said...

Enjoy Hell.

Laurel said...

“ Basem Naim, a senior Hamas official living in exile…”

Much like the late, unlamented Ayatollah Khomeini, these vermin continue their evil even while abroad.

It’s yet another failure of the west that accepting exiled corrupt-o-crats isn’t dependent upon cessation of all political agitation.

Earnest Prole said...

You’d think a Gazan of all people would know denial is not just a river in Egypt.

Dave Begley said...

"But what we are sure of is that we are eventually victorious." Out of touch with reality. That's why the IDF has to kill every last member of Hamas.

Derve Swanson said...

He's already been there...

Derve Swanson said...

Open your wallet, Begley.
The younger Americans coming up do not have the same priorities with out tax dollars... Put YOUR money where your mouth is, tough talker??

rehajm said...

It's only a flesh wound...

rehajm said...

I bet they fire their DC PR firm...

The rule of Lemnity said...

Why don’t they come to an Ivy League university and pick a professor? There’s a lot of talent here waiting, begging to be chosen 😉

Tom T. said...

"In exile" sounds silly. Better to say, "in safety." It's not like he wants to come back to Gaza and Israel's stopping him. I'll bet the Israelis would pay for his ticket if he came forward.

Real American said...

Time for Qatar to round up these vermin and hand them over to Israel for extermination.

cubanbob said...

Derve Swanson said...
Open your wallet, Begley.
The younger Americans coming up do not have the same priorities with out tax dollars... Put YOUR money where your mouth is, tough talker??"

Did you miss the part that Hamas took American citizens hostage?

Aught Severn said...

Open your wallet, Begley.
The younger Americans coming up do not have the same priorities with out tax dollars... Put YOUR money where your mouth is, tough talker??


I believe Israel buys what we send them, I don't believe it is charity. Regardless, the 'younger Americans coming up' have many, many years to go before they can turn off the spigot. With any luck, Hamas will cease to be anything more potent than a dream in the minds of student protestors before too long.

cubanbob said...

Besides Iran, Qatar is bankrolling Hamas. We should turn a blind eye if Israel were to eliminate those terrorists that Qatar is hosting.

loudogblog said...

It's amazing how many of these Hamas leaders literally stole billions from the Palestinian people and live very comfortable lives in other countries. But almost no one calls them out about that. Plus, it's a proven fact that Hamas steals the majority of foreign aid delivered to the Palestinians and then sells it to the Palestinians for 100% profit and almost no one calls them out about that either.

The rule of Lemnity said...

“A video released by the Israel Defense Forces shows the building where Hamas' Chief Yahya Sinwar was…”

CNN YouTube clip: link to video

Dixcus said...

Why in the world would anyone trust reporting from the NY Times. They told us Hunter's laptop with the kiddie porn on it was "Russia disinformation."

Dixcus said...

America is MAKING $$$ on these deaths. We sell both sides the ammo.

Dixcus said...

Offices of the Associated Press??

Dave Begley said...

IDF ought to kill the Hamas leaders living in Qatar.

Drago said...

This is a terrible blow to the New Soviet Democratical Party as they spent billions to fund Iran funding of proxies Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis.

And its a dead giveaway that kamala-la-la-la herself, her very self, directly Israel to NOT go into Rafah.....which is precisely where hostages were located AND where Sinwar was located....which is precisely why kamala-la-la-la told Israel to not go in.

kamala-la-la-la even went so far as to tell the Israeli's that she had "studied the maps" and knew Israel shouldn't go there!

But Israel, very wisely, did not listen to the drunken buffoon and continued carrying out their amazing operation and achieved these strategic results.

Because of course they did.

Immanuel Rant said...

They offered to expel the top 2 after 10/7, but the Biden admin assured them it was not necessary.

Rabel said...

Israel does buy military equipment from the US, like the F-35's they have, but we have given them about 20 billion in "charity" military aid since the Oct. 7 massacre.

I think that's in addition to the 3.8 billion in aid we give them annually.

FullMoon said...

'But what we are sure of is that we are eventually victorious.'

Right. Thousands dead. 100s of building destroyed. Thousands homeless and suffering loss of friends and family.
And these heroic "terrorists" in administration hiding away talking tough. If they had any guts, they would commit suicide, with video, and say "We were wrong, peace is the solution"

hawkeyedjb said...

Peace will come with victory, as it always does.

Jupiter said...

How many more do you figure they'll have to kill before the Arabs stop hating their guts?

Iman said...

From teh liver to the knees!

tim maguire said...

You'd think by now they'd have a system down, maybe even a macro, for dealing with dead leaders.

Iman said...

Don’t see Yahya. Still wouldn’t wanna be Yahya!

tim maguire said...

However many it takes.

Rocketeer said...

I’m pretty sure he hates Jews more than he loves his fellow citizens.

donald said...

She wants to send thoughts and prayers but it’s kinda tough right now.

Mr. T. said...

Not just stolen from Palestinian citizens, but citizens of the world including the USA through corrupt money laundering groups like UNWRA, CAIR & the HLRF, the AAUP, and the DNC.

Mr. T. said...

Rich has been quiet on the thread thus far...

Perhaps he's off at the auditions for their new leader.

gspencer said...

Shouldn't all these Muzzies should be happy that their famed warrior Sinwar, who hid behind Pali citizens, is enjoying all his doe-eyed, big breasted houris, gifts of their Allah?

n.n said...

Hamasidols are selfie-identifying. What a "burden". Abort.

mikee said...

If the location of Basem Naim is known, no matter where he is, why is he still breathing?

narciso said...

Black knight strategy its only a flesh wound

narciso said...

Is he john yahya or john smallberry

Democratic Paychecks for Perks/ Dems for Demolition of Democracy/ fake-cares 4-U said...

She missed the part where Democrats give huge sums of our tax dollars - and do so without our permission - to the White Left Islamic Supremacists who have an iron grip on Iran.

Skeptical Voter said...

Time to call an executive search consultant so Hamas can find a new leader. Pay's not much and the job won't last long.

Quaestor said...

How about "We agree to a two-state solution"?

Ampersand said...

For years the consensus has been that killing terrorists, though emotionally satisfying, is strategically pointless because they are simply replaced by other terrorists of equal savagery. Israel is testing the consensus. The world will change for the better if it is seen that a terrorist movement can be eliminated.

Of course, Hamas, Hezbollah and the Houthis are all merely Iranian proxies. The question, as it is now shifting shape, is "how do we stop Iran from attacking us, either directly or through proxies?" A great deal of money, power, and death hangs in the balance as Israel answers that question.

Quaestor said...

Unfortunately, the two-state solution isn't a solution at all. This war isn't about land. Never has been. It's about the afterlife. Hamas and its followers believe they will be rewarded in Paradise by killing and dying, preferably by killing Jews and dying in the act of killing more Jews. If not Jews, then it will be Christians. If not Christians, it will be the Druse. If not them, then the Yazidis. If not them, then the Parsis. Then the Hindus, and then the Buddhists. There's no end to the infidels. Out of gays and atheists? Kill the Shi'ites. No more Ismailis? Then check the next room. Infidelity is everywhere you look.