Jahja Sinwar: Reactions to the death of the Hamas chief – “A good day”

For Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu The Gaza war did not end with the killing of Hamas leader Jahja al-Sinwar. Although his death at the hands of the Israeli army was a “important milestone” in the demise of Hamas, Netanyahu said in a video statement. “A serious blow has been dealt to evil, but the task that awaits us is not yet finished”emphasized Netanyahu. Addressing the hostage-takers who are still holding dozens of people abducted from Israel in the Gaza Strip, Netanyahu said that if they released the hostages, Israel would let them live in return.

US President Joe Biden welcomed by Israel’s military. “DNA testing has now confirmed that Sinwar is dead. This is a good day for Israel, for the United States and for the world,” said Biden in a statement released by the White House. As the leader of the terrorist group, Sinwar is responsible for the deaths of thousands of Israelis, Palestinians, Americans and people from all over the world. He was the mastermind of the massacres, rapes and kidnappings on October 7, 2023 in Israel.

After killing Sinwar has Chancellor Olaf Scholz pointed out that the extremist had committed the worst crimes. Sinwar is responsible for the “terrible, brutal, inhumane attack by Hamas on Israeli citizens who were killed, raped and humanly humiliated in the worst possible way.”said the SPD politician after a meeting with the EU heads of state and government in Brussels. Scholz did not want to speculate on the question of whether freeing the Israeli hostages held by Hamas would be easier or more difficult.

After Israel declared the leader of the Islamist Hamas dead, demands Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock from Hamas the release of all hostages and the laying down of arms. “The suffering of the people in Gaza must finally stop,” said the Green politician in the evening. “Sinwar was a brutal murderer and terrorist who wanted to destroy Israel and its people. As the mastermind of the terror on October 7th, he brought death to thousands of people Death and immeasurable suffering across an entire region”Baerbock stated.

NATO Secretary General: Jahja Sinwar will not miss him

US Vice President Kamala Harris sees the killing of the Hamas leader as a chance to end the war in the Gaza Strip. “This moment allows us to finally end the war in Gaza. And it must end in such a way that Israel is safe: the hostages are released. The suffering in Gaza has ended and the Palestinian people can exercise their rights to dignity, security, freedom and self-determination,” Harris said.

The British Prime Minister Keir Starmer remembered the victims of the October 7th massacre. Sinwar was the mastermind behind the deadliest day in Jewish history since the Holocaust, when 1,200 people were massacred in Israel, the Labor politician said in a statement. “Britain will not mourn his death.” Instead, his thoughts are with the families of the victims. The release of all hostages, an immediate ceasefire and an increase in humanitarian aid are now long overdue so that steps can be taken towards long-term, sustainable peace in the Middle East, Starmer continued.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte sees no reason to regret the death of the Hamas leader. Sinwar is seen as the architect of the terrorist attacks on Israel on October 7, 2023, the Dutchman said in the evening at a press conference with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. If he died, he personally wouldn’t miss him.

In the US, the Republican leader of the House of Representatives, Mike Johnson, viewed Sinwar’s killing as a sign of “hope.” “His death brings hope to all who want to live in freedom and relief to the Israelis he tried to oppress.”said Johnson in Washington, while the government in Israel confirmed Sinwar’s killing almost simultaneously.