The Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ali Khamenei, said The martyrdom of Yahya Al-Sinwar, head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), will not stop the “axis of resistance,” stressing that Hamas is “alive.” She will remain alive despite his martyrdom.
Khamenei said – in a statement today, Saturday – in his obituary for Sinwar, “There is no doubt that his loss is painful for the resistance front, but this front did not fail to move forward with the martyrdom of prominent figures.”
Khamenei’s statement said: “The heroic mujahid, Commander Yahya Al-Sinwar, joined his martyred comrades. He was a prominent symbol of resistance and jihad. He stood with steely determination in the face of the aggressor and oppressor enemy, and he slapped him with wisdom and courage, immortalizing in the history of this region the memory of October 7.” , which is impossible to replace, then he ascended to the Martyrs’ Ascension with pride and glory.”
He added, “A person like him, who spent his life confronting the usurping and oppressive enemy, has no other ending than martyrdom. There is no doubt that his loss is painful for the resistance, but this front did not fail to move forward with the martyrdom of prominent figures such as Sheikh Ahmed Yassin and Fathi Al-Shaqaqi, Abdel Aziz Al-Rantisi and Ismail Haniyeh, and there will not be the slightest pause with the martyrdom of Sinwar.”
Khamenei also affirmed in his statement, “We will remain alongside the mujahideen and freedom fighters with all sincerity, as before, with God’s grace and help.” He concluded by saying, “I send my congratulations on the martyrdom of our brother Yahya Al-Sinwar, to his family, his comrades in the jihad, and all those passionate about jihad for the sake of God, and I offer my condolences on his loss.” “.
The Iranian Supreme Leader published on his website a video clip of a rare meeting with Sinwar dating back to 2011, and at that time Sinwar was a member of a delegation of the Palestinian Islamic Movement led by Haniyeh to Tehran.