Hamas_most_wanted_playing_cards

Hamas most wanted playing cards

Hamas most wanted playing cards

Deck of playing cards featuring Hamas members

The Hamas most wanted cards are decks of playing cards which include Hamas members wanted by the State of Israel.[1][2][3]

Unofficial IDF deck

As part of the Israel–Hamas war, an unofficial[further explanation needed] card deck of 54 wanted individuals were distributed to soldiers. The idea for the deck was inspired by the Most-wanted Iraqi playing cards created by the Defense Intelligence Agency with top wanted members of Saddam Hussein's regime after the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003. The history of making such cards dates back to the American Civil War.[1][4][5][3]

More than 10,000 decks of the cards were distributed to Israeli soldiers to help the soldiers identify top Hamas targets and to unsettle Hamas officials. The hierarchy of various Hamas officials have been mixed around in the deck in order to attempt to embarrass more higher-ranking officials.[5]

As of January 17, 2024, 20 individuals from the list were killed (and the status of 4 more is unknown).[1]

IDF soldier holding a package of Hamas most wanted cards.

List of cards

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References

  1. [1]
    אייכנר, איתמר (2023-12-02). "סינוואר - מלכה לב אדום: חפיסת הקלפים שנועדה "להוציא את בכירי חמאס מאיזון"". Ynet (in Hebrew). Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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    "קזינו סינוואר: קלפים עם תמונות בכירי חמאס והכתובת "מבוקש" באנגלית הופצו בקרב חיילי צה"ל | ישראל היום". www.israelhayom.co.il. 2024-01-15. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
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    "From Iraq to Gaza! Israel puts photos of Hamas leaders on playing cards | Al Bawaba". www.albawaba.com. 3 December 2023. Retrieved 2024-02-14.
  4. [4]
    "תמונות של בכירי חמאס חולקו לחיילים בעזה". בחדרי חרדים (in Hebrew). 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. [5]
    Merrill, Monique (2024-01-02). "Israel Has Playing Cards for Each of Its 52 Most-Wanted Hamas Terrorists". The Messenger. Archived from the original on January 3, 2024. Retrieved 31 January 2024.
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