A message from Yahya Sinwar to Hassan Nasrallah

Head of the Political Bureau of Hamas Yahya Sinwar sent a message on Friday to the Secretary-General of the Lebanese Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, in response to a congratulatory and condolence message sent by Nasrallah following the martyrdom of the former head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in the Iranian capital, Tehran, on July 31. Sinwar began his message by saying: 'We in the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas received with great appreciation and pride your generous message, congratulating and offering condolences for our two martyrs and your comrade in jihad and resistance, the nation's deceased, the mujahid leader, Mr. Ismail Haniyeh 'Abu al-Abd,' head of the movement's political bureau, and his companion, the mujahid brother Wassim Abu Shaaban 'Abu Anas.' We thank you for your solidarity, mixed with sincere and noble feelings, which were expressed by your blessed actions on the fronts of the resistance axis, in support, backing, and engagement in this battle. W e ask God Almighty to bless your efforts and protect you and your country from all harm.' Al-Sinwar added: 'Our martyr leader, the symbol of the nation and Palestine, Abu al-Abd, ascended in the Battle of the Flood of Al-Aqsa, one of the most honorable battles of our Palestinian people in history, on the path of the martyr leaders, so that his blood, the blood of his sons, grandchildren and family, meet with the great sacrifices made by our people in Gaza, the West Bank, Jerusalem and the occupied interior, confirming that the blood of our leaders and mujahideen is not more precious than the blood of our people, and that this intelligent blood and blessed convoys of martyrs will increase in strength and power in confronting the Nazi Zionist occupation.' Al-Sinwar stressed that Hamas "will remain, as it always has, steadfast on the path of loyalty to the blood of the martyrs, and that the lofty principles that the martyred leader Abu al-Abed called for will remain steadfast and present and will be followed b y its movement and our fighters, foremost among which is the unity of our Palestinian people on the option of jihad and resistance, and the unity of the nation with the axis of resistance at its heart in the face of the Zionist project in defense of our nation and our sanctities, foremost among which are Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa, until the occupation is defeated and swept away from our land, and our independent state with full sovereignty is established with Jerusalem as its capital." On August 6, Hamas announced the selection of Yahya Sinwar as head of the movement's political bureau, succeeding the martyr Ismail Haniyeh, making him the fourth person to head Hamas's political bureau after Musa Abu Marzouk (1992-1996), Khaled Meshaal (1996-2017), and Ismail Haniyeh (2017-2024). Source: Maan News Agency