The newly appointed leader says Hamas would work to help the people of Gaza and achieve a united Palestinian state.
In his first speech since being elected Hamas political chief, Khalil al-Hayya called for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza.
Newly named Hamas leader al-Hayya faces pressure to cede power amid Gaza's fragile ceasefire.
After a one-vote victory, Khalil al-Hayya must reconcile rival currents while preserving Hamas’s independence.
There are mixed reactions in Gaza after Khalil al-Hayya is elected Hamas leader.
Al-Hayya wins Hamas leadership with a single-vote margin, signalling a focus on Gaza amidst continued Israeli aggression
Hamas has announced the election of Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political bureau.
The Palestinian armed group's Qatar-based chief negotiator replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024.
Veteran negotiator assumes Palestinian group's overall leadership following a wartime election process.
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas announced on Monday that it had elected Khalil al-Hayya, the group’s lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel, as the new head of its political bureau. “The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) announces the election of brother mujahid Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau, succeeding the martyred leader Yahya al-Sinwar,” Hamas said in a statement. Sinwar, whom Israel accused of being one of the principal architects of the...
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