For the first time in history, the transcripts of the investigations into the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, have been brought to light. These chilling documents expose a disturbing reality about Sinwar's character, revealing that as far back as 1989, when he was apprehended by the Shin Bet in Khan Yunis for his involvement in the murder of collaborators with Israel, he exhibited profoundly sadistic tendencies.

Sinwar, who was responsible for Hamas's internal investigations at the time, took investigators by surprise when he willingly led them on a tour of Gaza, guiding them to the very locations where he had buried the bodies of the collaborators he had ruthlessly murdered.

On October 15 of that fateful year, as he sat before Inspector Shlomo Eyal during his interrogation, Sinwar made an astonishing declaration: "I'm prepared to divulge everything, from the very beginning, including deeds I've never spoken of before," as recorded in the densely handwritten transcripts of his questioning, which are now archived in the Supreme Court.

Rewind to 1986, approximately three years earlier, and Sinwar was associated with the then-chairman of Hamas, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin. Yassin had recently been released from Israeli prison as part of the "Jibril deal," in which 1,151 prisoners and security detainees were exchanged. In collaboration with Yassin, Sinwar established a sub-organization named "The Majed." Its primary mission was to function as a security mechanism aimed at thwarting collaborators with Israel.

Sinwar recollected his partnership with Yassin during that time, stating, "When Sheikh Yassin was released from prison in the exchange deal, I used to visit him. We would sit and engage in discussions on various topics, including the situation in the Gaza Strip, the status of Islam, and the collaborators with Israel. We decided to recruit individuals to gather intelligence on collaborators and anyone opposing the Islamic faith. I was aware of the dangers, so I enlisted the trustable Ruahi Jamal, who agreed."

Throughout the course of his interrogations, Sinwar provided painstakingly detailed accounts of the murders he had committed, some by shooting and others by suffocation with his own hands. He described the surveillance he and his operatives conducted for four days on a Gaza resident named Rasmi Salim, following intelligence indicating his collaboration with Israeli authorities.

Sinwar recounted, "We drove in a white Peugeot car, approached Rasmi, forcibly placed him in the vehicle, and initiated an interrogation. Rasmi admitted to his involvement with Israeli intelligence, specifically with a man named Abu Rami. He also confessed to engaging in improper activities with girls at his shop. We did not resort to severe physical violence; instead, our interrogation relied on verbal communication."

He continued, "We transported him to the cemetery in Khan Yunis, concealing the nature of our intentions. I blindfolded him with a cloth to prevent him from seeing, placed him in a vacant grave, and used a keffiyeh to suffocate him. After the act, I wrapped his lifeless body in a white shroud and sealed the grave. It was clear to me that he recognized the consequences of his actions."

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