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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.
They killed Haniyeh, the flexible person who was open to solutions. Now they have to deal with Sinwar and the military leadership.
Does the world expect us to be well-behaved victims while we are being killed, for us to be slaughtered without making a noise?
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.
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.
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sources
- 1.The New York Times
- 2.Al Jazeera
- 3.France 24
- 4.Le Monde
- 5.CTV News
- 6.CNN
- 7.The Times
- 8.The Times of India
- 9.Daily Sabah
- 10.BBC
- 11.The Guardian
- 12.ABC News (Australia)
perspectives
- 1.US Foreign Policy
- 2.US under Donald Trump
- 3.Israel-Palestine Conflict
- 4.British Foreign Policy
- 5.Israel Foreign Policy
- 6.Islamic Terrorism
- 7.Israel under Benjamin Netanyahu
- 8.Israel-US Relations
- 9.2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel
- 10.Qatar Foreign Policy
countries
- 1.Israel
- 2.Iran, Islamic Republic of
- 3.Palestine, State of
- 4.Qatar
- 5.Egypt
- 6.United States
- 7.Lebanon
- 8.Saudi Arabia
- 9.Italy
- 10.Turkey
- 11.Australia
- 12.United Kingdom
organizations
- 1.Hamas
- 2.Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades
- 3.Hezbollah
- 4.Al-Majd
- 5.International Court of Justice
- 6.European Council on Foreign Relations
- 7.Israel Defense Forces
- 8.Shin Bet
- 9.Arab Centre for Research and Political Studies
- 10.Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
- 11.Chatham House
- 12.Council on Foreign Relations
persons
- 1.Yahwa Sinwar
- 2.Ismail Haniyeh
- 3.Benjamin Netanyahu
- 4.Gilad Shalit
- 5.Daniel Hagari
- 6.Muhammad Al-Deif
- 7.Ahmed Yassin
- 8.Anthony Blinken
- 9.Osama Hamdan
- 10.Saleh Al-Aruri
- 11.Yuval Bitton
- 12.Israel Katz