Wednesday 14 February 2024

Yahya Sinwar scuttles down an undergrund tunnel while Palestinians die above ground

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have broadcast a video showing the back view of Yahya Sinwar, the man accused of masterminding the slaughter of 1,200 Israelis on October 7, scuttling down a long underground tunnel with his family walking in front of him. How on earth the IDF got the video I have no idea but the imaging is effective. While this relatively small man with large pointy ears and baggy trousers not reaching his ankles is making his way to safety, Palestinians are dying by their thousands above ground as the IDF hunts for him and his fellow Hamas leaders. The video was taken down a tunnel under the southern city of Khan Younis, much of which has been destroyed by Israeli airstrikes and artillery fire. One wonders what is going through the mind of the Hamas leader in Gaza. Is he still able to communicate with his rank and file, is he just a man on the run, intent only on saving his life, or is he masterminding the war with the IDF? Everyone thought he was hiding in a deep bunker or tunnel under a hospital in Gaza City. But there was no sign of him. Next, it was said he had moved south to Khan Younis and the IDF switched their attetion to this city. But, again, no sign of him. Now they are saying he is in a tunnel under the southern city of Rafah which is why Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has ordered the army to go for this city and find the elusive Hamas mastermind. But I expect when it happens, Sinwar will vanish to some other part of the underground world under the Gaza Strip. The war will go on and on until Netanyahu gets Sinwar, dead or alive.

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