Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, documentary evidence has emerged confirming what many observers already knew: namely, that Sinwar weaponized the death of Gazan civilians, especially women and children.

He understood that the media would emphasize these civilian deaths, attribute them all to Israel and increase the pressure on the Israeli government to satisfy Hamas’ unreasonable demands. This is how The Wall Street Journal put it, following a lengthy investigation:

“Arab mediators hastened to speed up talks about a cease-fire… Sinwar in a message urged his comrades in Hamas’s political leadership outside Gaza not to make concessions and instead to push for a permanent end to the war. High civilian casualties would create worldwide pressure on Israel, Sinwar said.” (RELATED: MEAGHAN MOBBS: The UN Has Failed)

This “dead baby strategy” has been used by Hamas for decades. Their leaders regard increasing the reported number of civilian casualties among Palestinians as necessary to victory, both in the court of public opinion and in the courts of law. Hence, they declare these dead civilians to be martyrs and encourage civilians to remain in dangerous places and among Hamas combatants.

This may be the first time in military history that leaders have admitted putting their own people in harm’s way to increase the casualty figures (here, here, here, here and here).

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