Imam Khamenei’s Message on Yahya Sinwar’s Martyrdom

In the Name of Allah, the Compassionate, the Merciful.

Dear Muslim Nations!

Dear courageous youth of the region!

The heroic Mujahid, Commander Yahya al-Sinwar, has joined his martyred comrades. He was a shining face of the Resistance and of struggle.

He stood with a steel will against the oppressive, transgressive enemy, striking them with his acumen and courage. He struck the irreparable blow of October the 7th [al-Aqsa Storm on the Zionist regime] that will be remembered as a part of the history of this region.

And then he ascended to the realm of the martyrs with dignity and pride. For one like him who had dedicated his life to the battle against the usurping, oppressive enemy, anything less than martyrdom would have been an unworthy fate.

Indeed, his loss is painful for the Resistance Front. However, this front did not halt its progress in the wake of the martyrdoms of eminent figures such as Shaykh Ahmed Yasin, Fathi Shaqaqi, Rantisi, and Ismail Haniyeh. Similarly, it will not pause in the least with the martyrdom of Sinwar either, by the permission of Allah. Hamas is alive and will stay alive.

As always, we will stand by the sincere Mujahideen and fighters, with Allah’s grace and help.

I congratulate the family of Yahya al-Sinwar, his comrades, and all those devoted to Jihad on the path of Allah, on the martyrdom of our brother, Yahya al-Sinwar, and I offer my condolences for this loss.

May Allah’s greetings be upon His righteous servants.

Sayyid Ali Khamenei
Mehr 28, 1403
Oct. 19, 2024