Who Is Hamas’s New Leader, Khalil Al-Hayya?
Hamas said the vote shows its institutions remain functional as it seeks continuity in negotiations and regional alliances during the war.
- On Monday, Hamas announced that Khalil al-Hayya had been elected as head of its political bureau through what it described as an "institutional consultative process", succeeding Yahya Sinwar.
- Internal elections were among the most difficult in Hamas's history due to wartime conditions; the vote required exceptional security arrangements amid constant surveillance and Israeli military targeting in Gaza.
- Al-Hayya has long occupied a dual role inside Hamas, acting as both a leading political negotiator and defender of the movement's military strategy while maintaining close ties to Tehran and the "Axis of Resistance".
- Ramallah-Based political analyst Esmat Mansour said the election "reflects a deliberate choice within the movement and confirms that Gaza remains Hamas's centre of gravity", positioning the leadership for negotiation acceleration.
- Major policy changes will depend less on individual personalities than on wider regional and international developments, Mansour stressed, while the movement appears to be avoiding significant shifts in its regional alliances.
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The terrorist organization makes its chief negotiator the new chief of the Politburo. Khalil al-Hayya wants to continue the path of his killed predecessors.
The head of the Hamas political bureau, in messages to Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey, called on them to make every effort to force the Zionist regime to stop crimes and violations of ceasefire commitments.
Hamas' new leader, same old jihad
Instead of discussing disarmament, Hamas is discussing succession. Instead of preparing to relinquish power, it is choosing who will govern. By Khaled Abu Toameh, Gatestone Institute Nearly three years after the October 7, 2023, massacre—the deadliest attack against Jews since the Holocaust—the Iran-backed terrorist group Hamas has calmly elected a new head of its “Political Bureau.” This simple fact should alarm everyone who believed that the t…
Hamas’s New Leader, Same Old Jihad
by Khaled Abu ToamehJuly 23, 2026 at 10:00 am The election is… evidence that efforts to remove Hamas from power have failed. Instead of discussing disarmament, Hamas is discussing succession. Instead of preparing to relinquish power, it is choosing who will govern. Terrorist organizations do not negotiate themselves out of existence. Al-Hayya was Sinwar’s closest associate....
Hamas has chosen a new leader for the political arm of the organization, after almost two years with an acting leadership since Israel's assassination of Yahya...
Udhëheqësi i ri i Hamasit, Khalil al-Hayya, ka prezantuar gjashtë prioritet kryesore të organizatës palestineze, duke vendosur si objectively kryesor përfundimin e ofensivës ushtarake izraelite në Gaza dhe tërheqjen e forcave izraelite nga enklava.Në fjalimin e parë televiziv pas zgjedhjes në krye të byrosë politike të Hamasit, Al-Hayya u bëri thirrje vendeve nërmjetësuese në negociat përëpushim që ushtrojnë presion njaj qeverisë izraelite përë …
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