Hamas commander threatens Schalit
Middle East • September 2009 • Views: 512
The sources told The Jerusalem Post that one of the commanders of Hamas’s armed wing, Muhammad Sinwar, is insisting that his brother Yahya be included in any prisoner swap.
Yahya Sinwar is one the founders of Hamas’s military wing and has been in Israeli prison since 1989 for his involvement in terrorism.
The sources said that Muhammad Sinwar, who was directly involved in the abduction of IDF soldier Gilad Schalit in 2006, had threatened to harm him if his brother were not included in a prisoner exchange.