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Tunisian soccer fans’ banner honors slain Hamas leader

Sinwar, Hamas’s senior leader in the Gaza Strip and the architect of the Oct. 7 massacre, was killed by Israeli forces in southern Gaza on Oct. 16.

Jan. 8, 2025
Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar addresses members of the the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City, April 30, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.
Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar addresses members of the the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City, April 30, 2022. Photo by Attia Muhammed/Flash90.
( Jan. 8, 2025 / JNS )

Fans of Tunisia’s Étoile Sportive du Sahel soccer club during a match on Sunday held up a massive banner featuring slain Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, the Gaza-based Shehab News Agency reported on Tuesday.

The incident occurred during a game of the Tunisian Professional League 1, the Arab nation’s highest professional soccer division, against Tunis’s Club Africain.

“Étoile du Sahel fans today!” the club tweeted on Sunday afternoon.

Sinwar, Hamas’s senior leader in Gaza and the architect of the Oct. 7 massacre, was killed by Israeli forces in the southern Strip on Oct. 16.

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