Hamas names Khalil Al-Hayya as new leader, statement says
The vote followed two rounds and exposed a split between Iran-backed hardliners and members seeking a more pragmatic course.
- On Monday, Hamas announced the election of Khalil Al-Hayya as the new head of its General Political Bureau, succeeding former leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in October 2024.
- Al-Hayya replaces a temporary five-member leadership council headed by Mohammed Darwish, which managed Hamas since Sinwar's death in the Tel al-Sultan area of Rafah during the Gaza war.
- Members of the General Shura Council voted nearly unanimously for Al-Hayya, who defeated former political bureau chief Khaled Mashal in an internal contest including votes from the West Bank and abroad.
- Al-Hayya's victory signals Hamas will maintain alignment with Iran, given his ties to Sinwar, whereas Mashal has traditionally represented more independent ties with Qatar and Turkey.
- Heading the 18-member General Political Bureau, Al-Hayya will oversee a new representative from the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, appointed after Israel killed commander Izz ad-Din al-Haddad last May.
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The Israeli Army already knows what is the most precious goal to bring down. It is called Jalil al Hayya, Palestinian, born in Gaza 65 years ago, and named this week by the radical Hamas movement as the new absolute leader. The announcement has been received by all analysts as the confirmation that Hamas prefers to die by killing, rather than handing over arms and withdrawing from the scene—after almost three years of war in the Gaza Strip—as se…
Hamas Names Khalil Al-Hayya Overall Leader After Sinwar’s Death
Hamas has named Khalil Al-Hayya as its leader, according to a statement from the terrorist group on Monday. Al-Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat by Israeli forces in 2024 amid a two-year war with Israel in the Gaza Strip. Al-Hayya, the group’s exiled Gaza chief and top negotiator, has become an increasingly central figure in the leadership of Hamas since the deaths of Sinwar, who had directed Hamas operations from within th…
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