The tweet and article say the timing comes with symbolism, not that the symbolism was the reason for the timing.
Correlation is not causation, and the article does not even claim causation.
Why would a mainstream media article be correlating war crimes with niche religious symbolism? It's Jewish supremacy propaganda at the very least.
I feel like this sort of symbolic planning means you don't even need to leak to the wrong Signal chat group to telegraph your attack? Especially when enemy warships have already been hovering for a few days...