He's being heralded as a martyr and hero amongst the Arab population, particularly for fighting to his death.
It's why the IDF is trying to make a big song and dance about him hiding in tunnels, which was the narrative they'd been trying to sell to the Palestinian population which was undone by him throwing the stick at the drone.
"I have watched the video 30 times since last night, there is no better way to die," said Ali, a 30-year-old taxi driver in Gaza.
"I will make this video a daily duty to watch for my sons, and my grandsons in the future," said the father of two.
"They said he was hiding inside the tunnels. They said he was keeping Israeli prisoners next to him to save his life. Yesterday we saw that he was hunting down Israeli soldiers in Rafah, where the occupation has been operating since May," said Rasha, a displaced 42-year-old mother of four children.
Rajab, who praised Sinwar's death as heroic, said he had not supported the Oct. 7 attacks, believing Palestinians were not prepared for all-out war with Israel. But he said the manner of his death "made me proud as a Palestinian".
In Hebron, a flashpoint West Bank city, Ala'a Hashalmoon said killing Sinwar would not mean a more conciliatory leader. "What I can figure out is that whoever dies, there is someone who replaces him (who) is more stubborn," he said.
