The naming of Yahya Sinwar to lead the Palestinian militant group came as Israel braced for potential Iranian retaliation over the killing of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh last week in Tehran.
JERUSALEM - Israel vowed to eliminate new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the 7 October attack, with regional tensions threatening to boil over as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.
A senior Hamas official told AFP the selection of Sinwar sent a message that the organisation"continues its path of resistance". In Tel Aviv, logistics company manager Hanan, who did not want to give his second name, said Sinwar's appointment meant Hamas"did not see fit to look for someone less militant, someone with a less murderous approach".Iran-backed Hezbollah has also pledged to avenge the deaths of Haniyeh and its own military commander Fuad Shukr in an Israeli strike in Beirut hours earlier.
"No one should escalate this conflict. We've been engaged in intense diplomacy with allies and partners, communicating that message directly to Iran. We communicated that message directly to Israel," Blinken told reporters. Gambian Foreign Minister Mamadou Tangara, whose country currently chairs the bloc, said the killing risked"leading to a wider conflict that could involve the entire region".It held the Hezbollah commander responsible for a rocket attack in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights that killed 12 children.Hezbollah has traded near-daily cross-border fire with Israeli troops throughout the Gaza war.
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