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Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar to Be Group’s New Political Leader

HeadlineAug 07, 2024

In news from Gaza, Israel has ordered Palestinians to leave the Beit Hanoun area of Gaza City ahead of what is expected to be a new Israeli offensive. This comes as Israel’s war on Gaza enters its 11th month.

Meanwhile, Hamas has announced Yahya Sinwar will become the new leader of the group’s political wing following Israel’s assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week. Sinwar has served as Hamas’s top leader in Gaza since 2017 and is credited with being the mastermind of the October 7 attack on Israel. One Hamas official told the BBC, “They killed Haniyeh, the flexible person who was open to solutions. Now they have to deal with Sinwar and the military leadership.”

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