By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Eman Abouhassira CAIRO, July 20 (Reuters) - Hamas has named Khalil Al-Hayya as its overall leader, according to a statement from the Palestinian militant group on Monday, in a move an analyst says could signal a tougher stance by the group towards disarmament calls.
July 20 (Reuters) - Hamas has named Khalil Al-Hayya as its overall leader, according to a statement from the Palestinian militant group on Monday. Al-Hayya replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in combat with Israeli forces in 2024 as Hamas fought a full-scale, two-year war with Israel in the Gaza S…
By Nidal al-Mughrabi July 20 (Reuters) - Khalil Al-Hayya, a senior Hamas official who survived an Israeli raid on Qatar in September last year and who is seen as having good ties with Iran, was named on Monday as the overall leader of the Palestinian militant group.
For months, veteran Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya spearheaded the group's indirect ceasefire negotiations with arch-foe Israel in an effort to halt the war in Gaza.
Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”.
Gaza-born, Doha-based al-Hayya has served as group's top negotiator during war, survived Israeli assassination attempt last year; defeats ex-leader Khaled Mashaal for top spot
The militant Palestinian group Hamas chose as the head of its executive body Gaza-born Khalil Al-Hayya, a close affiliate of Iran, over a competitor favored more by Sunni Arab nations. The secret voting took place in Gaza, the West Bank,…
