Hamas Leader Yahya al-Sinwar Gives His First Public Message Since Oct. 7

Hamas leader Gaza Yahya Sinwar Photograph:(Reuters)  

Middle East Eye: War on Gaza: Hamas leader Sinwar says its fighters are 'smashing' Israeli army, will not surrender 

In a letter to the group's leadership abroad, Sinwar claims nearly 1,600 Israeli soldiers have been killed  

Hamas fighters are inflicting heavy losses on the Israeli military and will not submit to their conditions, the group's leader in Gaza, Yahya al-Sinwar, said in a message to the group's members outside of the territory. 

In a letter shared by Al Jazeera Arabic on Monday, Sinwar reassured the Palestinian group's leadership abroad about the armed wing's achievement after two-and-a-half months of Israeli bombing and ground operations. 

He claimed that 5,000 Israeli soldiers and officers have been killed and wounded since the ground operations began in late October. 

One-third of them, around 1,660, were killed, he said, while the rest have been permanently disabled or seriously wounded. 

The Israeli military says 156 soldiers have been killed in ground combat so far, and 600 more have been wounded.  

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