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Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as new leader after Ismail Haniyeh's killing

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Yahya Sinwar, a senior Hamas figure, has been appointed as the new head of the group's political bureau following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Sinwar, 61, is considered a mastermind behind the October 7, 2023, terrorist attacks on Israel, which killed and injured hundreds. He has been placed at the top of Israel's most wanted list and is seen as a defiant signal that Hamas is prepared to continue fighting after 10 months of destruction from Israel's campaign in Gaza.

    1. They killed Haniyeh, the flexible person who was open to solutions. Now they have to deal with Sinwar and the military leadership.
    1. Does the world expect us to be well-behaved victims while we are being killed, for us to be slaughtered without making a noise?
    1. He doesn't want to return to dangerous activity, he's forgotten how to plan a terror attack. I tried to tell them they were wrong. Hamas is a mission for your whole life. It took him only a week to return to his connections and activities. Today, Hamas in Gaza is Sinwar.
    1. It's a message of unity, internal cohesion and strength for Hamas to have been able to elect its leader, unanimously, in just a few days. It's a strong response to Israel and [Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's] claim to have destroyed Hamas.