Since the founding of the organization, the lives of Hamas leaders have ended in martyrdom at the hands of the Israelis: Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Abd al-Aziz al-Rantisi, Ismail Haniyeh, and now Yahya Sinwar, all understood this.
Palestinian resistance organizations are built to withstand the deaths of their leaders, whose speeches frequently invoke martyrdom.
Yahya Sinwar was no exception. In many appearances, Sinwar expressed that there were things worth dying for: the country, the movement, principle and faith. Quoting Imam Ali, Sinwar said in a speech: “There are two days in a person’s life. The day when death is not your destiny, and the day when death is your destiny. On the first day, no one can harm you, and on the second day, no one can save you.”
He also said that he feared dying of a heart attack or coronavirus much more than dying in battle.