Joe Biden congratulated the Israeli prime minister by phone. Macron considered that Sinwar’s death represents an opportunity that must be seized to end military operations.
Western countries anticipated this Thursday that the elimination, by Israeli forces, of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, could allow the end of hostilities, despite the fact that Israel has already guaranteed that the war continues.
US President Joe Biden revealed that congratulated the Israeli prime ministerBenjamin Netanyahu, by phone, due to a “good day for Israel, for the United States and for the world”, which offers the “opportunity for a political agreement” in Gaza.
“It is now possible to imagine a ‘next day’ in Gaza without Hamas in power, as well as a political agreement that offers a better future for both Israelis and Palestinians,” said the American leader, pointing to Yahya Sinwar as “an insurmountable obstacle.” to achieve all these objectives.
For her part, Kamala Harris, Democratic candidate for the White House, estimated that the death of Yahya Sinwar offers “the opportunity” to end the war in Gaza.
President Emmanuel Macron considered that the death of Yahya Sinwar represents an opportunity that must be seized to end military operations.
“We must take advantage of this opportunity so that all the hostages can be freed and so that the war can finally be stopped,” declared Emmanuel Macron during a press conference in Brussels.
Yahya Sinwar was the main person responsible for the terrorist attacks and acts of barbarity of October 7. Today I think with emotion of the victims, among them 48 of our compatriots, and their loved ones. France demands the release of all hostages still being held by Hamas.
—Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) October 17, 2024
Berlin, for its part, called on Hamas to “immediately release all hostages and lay down its weapons” after the death of its leader, according to Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock.
“Sinwar was a cruel murderer and terrorist who wanted to destroy Israel and its people. As the instigator of the terror of October 7, he caused the death of thousands of people and immeasurable suffering to an entire region,” stressed the head of German diplomacy.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, estimated that the death of Yahya Sinwar significantly weakened Hamas. “Sinwar was the leader of a terrorist organization, the Hamas terrorist organization,” he stressed.
The head of diplomacy of the European Union, Josep Borrell, also stressed that Sinwar was a terrorist and was “an obstacle to an urgently necessary ceasefire and the unconditional release of all hostages.” The death of Yahya Sinwar opens “a new era” in the Middle East, said the head of the Italian Government, Giorgia Meloni.
A year later, Israel cut off “the head of the serpent.” Can Sinwar’s death free the hostages and end the war in Gaza?
“With the death of Yahya Sinwar, the main person responsible for the October 7 massacre no longer exists. “I am convinced that we must begin a new phase: it is time for all the hostages to be released, for an immediate ceasefire to be declared and for the reconstruction of Gaza to begin,” Meloni said in a statement.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hailed the death of the Hamas leader as an “important milestone” but warned that it does not mean the end of the war.
“Evil has suffered a severe blow, but the task that awaits it is not yet finished,” he said in a public statement.
Israel confirmed this Thursday that it killed the main Hamas leader and mastermind of the October 7 attacks in Israel, Yahya Sinwar, the most wanted man of the Palestinian Islamist group in the Israeli offensive in the Gaza Strip.
Sinwar will have carefully planned the October 7 attacks together with the head of the al-Qasam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas, Mohamed Deif, killed in an Israeli attack last June in Mawasi, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Loop.
Source: Observadora
