Hamas name Oct 7 mastermind Sinwar as leader after Haniyeh death
STORY: Hamas appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new political leader on Tuesday (August 6) as the successor to former chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week. The move reinforces the radical path pursued since the October 7th attack on Israel.
Hamas’s pick of Yahya Sinwar as leader makes a ceasefire less likely
Though Mr Sinwar has become the dominant figure in the group since the attacks on southern Israel, he had not been expected to accede to the top position himself. Several of the group’s political leaders in Doha had been pushing hard to appoint Khaled Meshaal or another figure who might have counterbalanced Mr Sinwar’s internal authority.
The assassination of the political leader of Hamas has plunged the Middle East into fresh crisis and dented already slim ...
Negotiations for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas "have reached their final stage," Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
While the USA is pushing for a de-escalation in the conflict between Iran and Israel, the appointment of Israel's number one public enemy as leader of Hamas is complicating efforts to achieve a ...
The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says it launched a drone attack early Monday on northern Israel that the Israeli ...
United States President Joe Biden reportedly expressed frustration during a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin ...
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