Sinwar is Reborn: A Martyr on the Path to the Liberation of Palestine

Statement by the Revolutionary Socialists

The Revolutionary Socialists mourn the martyr Yahya al-Sinwar, a fighter and an example of what resistors and leaders should be. We share the deep sorrow of the Palestinians and all those yearning for freedom over this significant loss. However, we are sure that resistance does not die, and Sinwar’s life and death confirm this truth.

Sinwar was a son of the Khan Younis refugee camp, born to a poor family displaced during the Nakba. He later became the leader of the Hamas resistance movement, planning and executing, alongside his fellow resistors, numerous strikes against the enemy, culminating in the al-Aqsa Flood operation. The enemy leaders, who once demanded the resistance surrender, are now trying to incite Palestinians against it, claiming there is no hope after Sinwar’s death. Perhaps they’ve lost their minds after killing him accidentally. Resistance is reborn after every defeat or catastrophe, and so has Sinwar.

Sinwar’s life as a resistor was marked by a relentless struggle for liberation from occupation, with the firm belief that armed struggle was the only path to the freedom of Palestine. He never stopped, using all available means. Even while imprisoned by the enemy for over 20 years, he learned and mastered their language to understand how the enemy thinks. While in prison, he wrote a novel documenting a key period in Palestinian history. After his release, he continued the fight.

Now, we must pause to reflect on the moments of his martyrdom. When the leader of Hamas, in a previous conference, expressed his wish to be killed in battles with the enemy, it wasn’t just a wish or empty rhetoric like the speeches of other leaders. Sinwar, the leader of the largest Palestinian resistance movement, was killed fighting the enemy, just like any other resistor. His words were matched by his actions, even under the harshest circumstances. Wounded but still resisting, he threw a stick at the heavily armed enemy forces, a symbolic act and a lesson to all resistors: resistance is always worthwhile, and faith in it must endure until the last breath.

Sinwar’s death should not lead us to be consumed by grief. The struggle against the enemy is a long-term battle. Liberation movements always face cycles of victories and setbacks. However, we must pause and draw inspiration from Sinwar’s martyrdom, learning from the Palestinian resistors their perseverance, steadfastness, and ability to confront the enemy under unbearable circumstances.

The liberation of Palestine and the dismantling of the Zionist entity will not be achieved through armed resistance by organized groups alone, despite its importance and the significant blows it delivers against the enemy and imperialist forces. True and decisive victory will only be achieved through the support and participation of the region’s people in the resistance project. Sinwar’s martyrdom pushes us to revive all committees and organizations in Egypt that support the Palestinian people, especially in these dire conditions. We must seize every opportunity and space to reactivate aid convoys and push for the lifting of the siege on Gaza, ensuring our words match our actions, even in the most challenging times—just as Sinwar and his comrades fought under the harshest conditions.

At this critical moment in our struggle against the enemy, the Revolutionary Socialists call on all political forces, syndicates, workers, and students to revive solidarity with Palestine in every possible way. Through committees in universities, neighborhoods, and workplaces, we must fight together against repression and openly reject the Egyptian regime’s stance on what is happening in Palestine and Lebanon and its silence regarding the enemy’s presence on the Salah al-Din axis.

Long live the resistance in Palestine, Lebanon, Iraq, and Yemen.

A resistor may die, but the resistance lives on.