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praised as as a a a a a a a ‘Freedom Fighter’ Israel released Sinwar’s final moments
on on video Drone footage showed the
the
Hamas leader inside the
the
first floor of a a a a a a a half-destroyed building He was covered in in in in dust sitting on a a a a a a a a red red armchair and wounded having been shot in in in in the
the
right arm arm As the
the
drone drone hovered over over him Sinwar half- heartedly threw a a a a a stick to swat the
the
drone drone drone out of the
the
the
sky He missed The IDF drone drone flew away before forces took out the
the
terror leader from a a a a distance In terms of pro-Hamas propaganda Sinwar’s ‘martyrdom’ has been capitalised on by Hamas Whilst he
lived his life hiding underneath civilians and using children
as as human shields his final moments
were depicted as as as defiant Hamas declared him a a a a a a a a a a a a ‘martyr ’ Online commentators praised the
the
leader as as as a a a a a a a a a a a ‘fighter until the
the
end ’ He was eulogised in in in poems and songs Murals of Sinwar were painted on on walls throughout the
Palestinian territories Sinwar is is now immortalised as a a a a a a a a a a ‘hero ’ Sadly the
Palestinians who support terror against Israel are inspired by role models like Sinwar They want heroes to to look up to to in in in their struggle against Israel Unlike Western cultures where children
grow up aspiring to be movie
stars stars or or or sports stars stars in in in the
Palestinian territories most children
are taught
to idolise terrorists Hamas indoctrinates children
to to grow up desiring to to A terrorist supporter holds a a a a photo of Yahya Sinwar in in New York June 2024
become a a a a a a a martyr to to ‘die for Allah’ whilst attacking Jews and to to sacrifice themselves for an an unholy cause It is heartbreaking to think how many lives have been led astray because of this indoctrination It highlights how the
glorification of terror terror leads people to to aspire to be terrorists themselves The Houthis and their ‘Useful Idiots’
The Houthis (also known as Ansar Allah) are an an an Islamist terrorist group that controls a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a large part of of of Yemen and is is is is is another arm of of of Iran’s ‘Axis of of of Resistance’ against Israel They are funded and directed by Tehran The Houthis have launched several direct direct rocket and drone attacks on on on Israel but the
the
main thrust of Houthi aggression is is their terrorism towards civilian ships passing through the
Red Sea The Houthis are disrupting global shipping The Suez Canal has seen a a a a a a a a a a dramatic decline in in in in traffic with with container ship transits dropping by nearly 68% compared with with previous years This is is impacting the
Egyptian
economy Ships are forced to to take a a a a a a a longer route around Africa to to reach Europe Europe increasing shipping times from Asia to Europe Europe by 10-15 days This has a a a a knock-on effect on on on prices for consumers The UK USA and France have deployed military assets in the
the
area and have engaged directly with the
the
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