 [IS National News] The Wall Street Journal on Monday night revealed damning correspondence between Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar and his closest associates in the terror organization.
Sinwar has for months refused to agree to a ceasefire-prisoner swap deal that does not include a complete end to the war and a withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza - two conditions which would leave Hamas in power and able to regroup, and which would allow the terror group to fulfill its promise of carrying out repeat "October 7th" massacres in the future.
Behind this refusal, WSJ noted, "is a calculation that more fighting—and more Palestinian civilian deaths—work to his advantage."
The site noted that "in dozens of messages" Sinwar has "shown a cold disregard for human life and made clear he believes Israel has more to lose from the war than Hamas." The messages were shared by multiple people with differing views of Sinwar.
In a recent message to Hamas officials seeking to broker a prisoner swap agreement, Sinwar wrote, "We have the Israelis right where we want them."
In another message to Hamas leaders in Doha, Sinwar described civilian deaths in Gaza as "necessary sacrifices."
Regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, he claimed - back in 2018 - that "a victory would be even worse than a defeat." He also said that, "We make the headlines only with blood. No blood, no news."
Sinwar also promised his underlings that, "Israel's journey in Rafah won't be a walk in the park."
And in an April 11 letter to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, following the deaths of three of Haniyeh's sons, Sinwar wrote that those deaths and others "infuse life into the veins of this nation, prompting it to rise to its glory and honor." 
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