Latest Israeli campaign against Hamas puts spotlight on Sinwar’s wife’s luxury handbag

Following the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Israeli army has published unpublished videos captured by security cameras installed in the Palestinian group’s tunnels. The images are supposedly from October 6hours before Hamas carried out the attack in Israel, and in them Sinwar is seen carrying bags and cushions with his wife, Samr Mohammed Abu Zamer. “For hours they were coming and going, stocking up on food, a television and other necessities for a prolonged stay. He was only concerned about his personal survival,” the Israeli military spokesman said of the images. Daniel Hagari.

The Israeli authorities have focused on a detail in the video, unleashing controversy on social networks. Sinwar’s wife carries a square bag, similar to handbags. Birkin from the luxury brand Hermès, valued at 32,000 euros. The spokesman for the Israeli army in Arabic, Avichay Adraee, published on his networks an image of Sinwar’s wife in the tunnels, along with a bag model from the well-known brand. “While Gaza residents do not have enough money for a tent or basic needs, we see many examples of Yahya Sinwar and his wife’s love for money,” he said in a tweet. Although many users criticized the luxuries of the fighters and their families, others warned that Sinwar’s wife’s bag was not from the well-known brand.

At the moment, neither the Palestinian group nor the accessories brand have commented on the accusations. However, many users on social media pointed out the design differences between the luxury brand and the bag Zamer was carrying that day. Sinwar’s wife carries a bag with side bucklesabsent in the Birkins; and a horizontal closureunlike the vertical detail of the French brand.

Sinwar married Samr Mohammed Abu Zamer in 2011, a month after being released from prison in a Palestinian prisoner swap for the Israeli soldier. Gilad Shalitkidnapped by Hamas. The 44-year-old woman has always maintained a very low public profile.

In a publication in the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, the journalist Rachel Fink He attributed the controversy over Zamer’s bag to an attempt by Tel Aviv to discredit the leader of the Palestinian group, who died on October 16 in a confrontation with the Israeli army in Rafah, in the south of the Gaza Strip. Israel attributes a life of luxury to the Hamas leadership in Gaza and abroad and claims that the Hamas leader had a fortune of more than three million dollars. Sinwar’s death in a confrontation with the Israeli army in Gaza contrasts with Israeli theories that he was hiding among hostages in the organization’s tunnels.