In 2024, Israeli soldiers recovered a handwritten note from Ibrahim, the 10‑year‑old son of the late Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar, tucked inside a discarded envelope near the Gaza‑Israel border.
The note, translated by the IDF, spells out a desire to wield a Kalashnikov against Jews and contains crude drawings of rifles, tanks, and missile launchers aimed at Israeli territory.
Sinwar, who led Hamas in Gaza and was killed by Israeli forces in October 2024, is widely seen as the architect of the 2023 October 7 attacks that sparked the current war.
The IDF presented the letter and illustrations as evidence of how Hamas’ militant ideology permeates the younger generation in Gaza, a claim that has drawn attention from international observers.
A mother in Khan Younis, who lost her elder son to the fighting, said the letter’s content made her fearful for her youngest, a stark reminder of the war’s reach into daily life.
The IDF will display the document during a two‑year memorial ceremony for Sinwar’s death, scheduled for next month, while Gaza residents await the end of hostilities.