The Israel Defense Forces released footage on Saturday showing the wife of recently deceased Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar making her way through a tunnel carrying a $32,000 Hermès Birkin bag.
She is seen walking behind her husband and children the day before the Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, when 1,200 people were slaughtered and 251 taken hostage over the border into Gaza.
The footage was posted to X by Lt. Col. Avichay Adraee, head of the Arab media division of the IDF Spokesperson’s Unit.
“While the people of Gaza do not have enough money for a tent or basic necessities, we see many examples of Yahya Sinwar and his wife’s special love for money,” Adraee posted in Arabic.
هل زوجة السنوار دخلت معه إلى النفق في السادس من أكتوبر وبحوزتها حقيبة لشركة بيركين التي تقدر كلفتها بنحو 32 ألف دولار؟! أترك لكم التعليق.
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) October 19, 2024
بينما لا يملك سكان غزة الأموال الكافية لخيمة أو للمواد الأساسية نرى أمثلة كثيرة لحب يحيي السنوار وزوجته الخاص للأموال… pic.twitter.com/sGft4Qg9s8
IDF spokesperson Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari on Saturday said of the footage: “For hours, they go up and down, stocking up on food, a television, and other products for a long stay. He [Sinwar] only cared for his personal survival.”
According to the post, Sinwar’s wife was carrying a Hermès Birkin 40 Black Togo Gold Hardware.
It has “tonal stitching, two straps with front toggle closure, clochette with lock and two keys, and double rolled handles.
“The interior is lined in black chevre with one zip pocket with an Hermès engraved zipper pull and an open pocket on the opposite side,” according to the website Madison Avenue Couture, which sells it for the $32,000 price tag the IDF noted.
