Social media users welcomed the selection of Yahya Sinwar as head of the movement’s political bureau by the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and considered it a message directed specifically to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Different positions followed the decision.Hamas By choosing Sinwar, I have blessed Islamic Jihad Movement This decision was considered a “strong message to the Zionist enemy that Hamas is still strong and cohesive, and that the enemy has not affected its structure despite the war of extermination.”
For his part, he presented Hizb allah The Lebanese congratulated the movement on its new leader, and said in a statement: “The selection of Yahya Sinwar It is a strong message to the Zionist enemy that Hamas is united in its decision, firm in its principles, and steadfast in its major choices.
Hamas announced yesterday, Tuesday, the selection of Sinwar as head of its political bureau, succeeding the martyr. Ismail Haniyeh Who was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, last week.
In contrast, the decision to appoint Sinwar angered Israeli officials, most notably Foreign Minister Israel Katz, who tweeted: “The appointment of Sinwar as leader of Hamas is another reason to eliminate him and erase the memory of this organization from the face of the earth.”
As for the official broadcasting authority, it considered the appointment of Sinwar as “evidence that he is alive and that the Hamas leadership in Gaza is strong, existing and will remain.”
On social media, tweets and comments on Hamas’ decision continued, some of which were monitored in the episode (8/7/2024) of the “Networks” program.
Ahmed Zureika saw the selection of Sinwar as “a smart move by Hamas, a message to…” Benjamin Netanyahu.. If you want to know the fate of the prisoners, you have to negotiate with Sinwar. That means the mediators must get Sinwar out of Gaza or they must come to Gaza to know the fate of the Israeli prisoners.
Sawsan Abdel Halim wrote: “If the Zionists knew that Sinwar would be Haniyeh’s successor, they would have put guards on Haniyeh.”
For her part, Zahra Zahra tweeted: “Choosing Sinwar means that the decision in the coming stages is military and internal par excellence. Accordingly, the confrontation with the Palestinian resistance will be under the title of fighting, not negotiations, and the war will continue until the enemy is defeated.”
In the same context, Hani Al-Youssef commented, saying: “The appointment of Al-Sinwar changed the face of the movement 360 degrees. He is the man of the stage par excellence… the man whose sides we have not yet seen and we do not remember seeing him smiling. He is the most experienced with the Zionists, as his skin has matured from their crimes.”
It is noteworthy that Hamas leader Osama Hamdan said in an interview with Al Jazeera yesterday that the selection of Sinwar as Haniyeh’s successor was unanimous.