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When it's well announced on Thursday London, I'm Julian Marshall.

When it's well announced on Thursday that it killed the leader of Hamas, Yaya Sinwa, there was much talk

in Western capitals of a possible turning point in the Gaza conflict, a possible path to peace in the words of

President Biden, for the Israeli hostages still being held in Gaza and for the humanitarian

plight of Gazans, and those sentiments have been repeated today.

But in confirming his death, Hamas, deemed a terror organization by many Western governments,

has quite literally stuck to its guns. The group's

deputy leader Khalil al-Haya is currently based in Qatar. The martyrdom of our brother Yajesinwar and all the commanders of our movement who preceded him

will only boost our movement and our resistance, giving us power and steadfastness to continue in their path.

We will be loyal to their blood and their sacrifice.

We Palestinian people, we tell those who are crying over the prisoners of the occupation.

These captives will not return until the aggression against our people in Gaza ends.

The total withdrawal from Gaza and the release of all

our heroes held in the jails of the occupation. The word of Khalil Al-Haiath

the deputy leader of Hamas, but could the way forward in talks

to end the conflict and secure the release of the hostages lie in whoever Hamas decides

will succeed.

Yayas Sinwa.

I've been speaking to Meckaima Abusada, a visiting scholar at Northwestern University

in Chicago, and formerly professor of political science at Al-Aazar University in Gaza.

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