After the assassination of Hamas Yahya Sinwar, many AI-generated images and videos of his final moments were released, and legions of pro-Sinwar commentators online were wondering how to create a quick and smooth image of the new hero. Provided.
In one short video, Sinwar is seen piloting an AK-47 through the rubble of Gaza, holding off Israeli tanks and infantry alone on the front lines.
Another image shows him sitting in a chair with an American-made M-16 next to him. In another image, Sinwar is depicted as a comic book superhero jumping into battle with a rifle in hand, reminiscent of Marvel’s X-Force comic book covers from the early 1990s.
Shinwar fan
It is worth noting that worship of Sinwar is relatively new in these circles. Many of those who came to worship Sinwar did so within the year since the October 7 massacre.
Some of them have come to worship him within the past week since he was killed. This is a unique phenomenon where people adopt new heroes. However, the hero they want to adopt is not the hero that exists in the real story of Sinwar’s life. Yahya Sinwar was seen throwing a stick at the Israeli Defense Force drone that assassinated him in his final moments, Israeli military footage reveals, October 17, 2024 (Credit: IDF) SPOKESMAN’S UNIT)
There are several famous photos and videos of Mr. Shinwar, including one he posted with his child while holding a gun, and another photo of him sitting in a chair among ruins a few years ago. The image is uncannily consistent with how Sinwar met his end, sitting in a chair and swinging a stick at a drone.
There is also another real photo of Sinwar awkwardly pulling a gun out of his pants. None of the actual images or videos of Sinwar romanticize him. Because Sinwar is not a heroic or romantic character.
History of Shinwar
He turned to violence and murder from a relatively young age. He assumed leadership of Hamas through the murder of a Palestinian who accused Hamas of collaborating. In an Israeli prison, he said he wanted to kill more people. Released in Gaza, he quickly returned to extremism.
Sinwar didn’t lead a particularly interesting life. For supporters of the Palestinian “cause,” he is one of the main people responsible for destroying and isolating Gaza and undermining the idea of a two-state solution.
His whole life was against peace and building institutions for the Palestinian people. For the pro-Palestinian crowd, this may have been awkward in the past, as they were pretending to support two states.
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However, after October 7, the pro-Palestinian crowd changed and became more extreme. Far-left and far-right fraudsters abroad who have adopted this cause have also joined in. Many who champion this cause do so out of hatred for Jews and support for the October 7th massacre.
But they want to package their new hero, Sinwar, with an image that is loved.
AI-generated content
AI-generated videos and images have emerged to help these people. Their sleek appearance and some inconsistencies indicate that they were generated by AI.
For example, several images show Sinwar equipped with an M-4 or M-16 style rifle. These rifles are rare in Gaza, but commonly trafficked from abroad in the West Bank.
One image shows Sinwar wearing a military backpack and holding what appears to be an M-4 style rifle, his arms bulging from the gym after a day of toning his biceps. It’s going up. In real life, Shinwar was skinny, seemed to spend most of his time in the basement rather than the gym, and didn’t have big biceps. The AI-generated image increases Shinwar’s volume by perhaps 50 pounds.
Then, in the comic book Sinwar, he is depicted holding a rifle and jumping through flames. In this case, the rifle may be some kind of modified AK with a front grip. Here, Sinwar again looked healthier than before and headed into battle wearing a tactical vest with additional ammunition.
One image shows Mr Sinwar sitting on a chair in the abandoned house where he was murdered. But in this image, he sits upright and holds a generic-looking rifle from the barrel.
The rifle itself appears to have a lower assembly that comes from the general idea of what the rifle should look like, but is actually probably depicting a Vietnam-era French MAS-49. Another image shows Sinwar, who appears to be a bronze or copper sculpture, sitting on a couch holding an M-16 style rifle.
He also appears to have a bullet strapped to his chest as a second weapon, which is clearly not displayed. This is incredibly unlikely. Still, 600,000 people watched it.
AI-generated images become even more improbable the more you see them in person. In one photo, Sinwar is seen sitting inside his house on a cane, with his back to a wall, and an Apache helicopter hovers inside the house.
An American M1 Abrams tank is also shown crashing through another room. Obviously whoever created this must have asked the AI to create an image with a random tank and helicopter “inside the house.” It is unlikely that a helicopter will be able to hover inside the house.
That didn’t stop 500,000 people from viewing the image. Another image shows Sinwar, carrying a pistol and wearing a crisp white shirt and military-style vest, wandering through a field of flowers near the Dome of the Rock. There are also images that do not seem to be from Shinwar.
One of them depicts him as if he were in one of the advertisements selling expensive watches, with a black and white character said to be Sinwar at the time. Another image, a kind of painting, likely generated by AI, depicts Sinwar waiting for death in his house as he is attacked by an IDF tank and a pack of hyenas. It’s unclear who typed “Add hyena” into the AI prompt.
Some of the images created to commemorate and lionize Sinwar are signed as if they were created by an illustrator. In these cases, it is not clear whether the image was partially created with the help of AI, or whether someone drew it in its entirety.
In general, the images often imitate the art and style of historical covers and comics, such as the neo-noir Sin City brand, suggesting that they are not entirely original content.
