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Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran.

The selection of Sinwar, a secretive figure close to Iran who worked for years to build up Hamas’ military strength, was a defiant signal that the group is prepared to keep fighting after 10 months of destruction from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and after the assassination of Sinwar’s predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh.

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[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 52 points 2 months ago (2 children)

And Netenyahu gets exactly what he wants. Someone recalcitrant on the other side he can blame stalled ceasefire deals on. I for one won't let the media manufacture Israel as the good guy who can't get the other side to come to the table. Israel is the guy that bombs the table.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The table doesn't need a "good guy" to function.

It can have a bad guy, and a genocidal monster "bad guy"

[–] nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If one of the people who's supposed to be at the table is killing the other person who needs to come to it then there is no table. There's simply that one man and targets.

[–] GBU_28@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago

Sure.

Let's be clear here, there's zero question what's happening is genocide, and netanyahu is to blame.

But no one at this table is "good" or anywhere near it.

Killing or attempting to harm civilians is not ok (As in the oct 7 raid, and other Hamas activities that target civilians) even if your opponent is doing it A WHILE LOT MORE AND A WHOLE LOT WORSE.

[–] jeena@piefed.jeena.net 21 points 2 months ago (2 children)

That went really well, killing the moderate guy to make space for the extremist.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago

When you put it like that, it sounds likely that it's EXACTLY what they wanted. Just like when they funded Hamas to drive the much more moderate PLO/Fatah out of Gaza..

[–] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

It went well for Netanyahu, who wants to keep waging war until Palestine is extinct.

[–] 58008@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I like how an orgy of indiscriminate mass murder of men, women, children and dogs requires a "mastermind".

[–] Strawberry@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 months ago

I mean it was pretty wild that they used gliders to fly over the border while a coordinated barrage of rockets kept the iron dome busy. That kind of thing does require planning

[–] HappycamperNZ@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

"Felon and presidential nominee" was taken

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 months ago

It's pretty much on brand for Hamas, so +1 point for consistency.

Unfortunately this will probably fuel the Israeli far-right pro-genocidal Judeofascist propaganda.

"Look at what Hamas did! If we don't kill ALL THE PALESTINIANS THEY'LL KILL ALL THE JEWS!"