Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its new overall chief, taking over from Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in Tehran last week.
The announcement was made after two days of intensive negotiations in Doha.Haniyeh has acted as Hamas’ leader inside the Gaza Strip since 2017 but will now take over the group’s political wing.Tensions have soared in the Middle East since the assassination of Haniyeh, which Hamas and Iran blame on Israel.Israel has not admitted responsibility for the killing.
Sinwar is currently top of Israel’s most-wanted list, with Benjamin Netanyahu’s government branding him the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks, which left over 1,200 people dead.Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said in a statement on X: "The appointment of arch-terrorist Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, is yet another compelling reason to swiftly eliminate him and wipe this vile organisation off the face of the Earth.
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