Following the assassination of its overall chief,Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as its overall leader.After the assassination of Ismaili Haniyeh,in Tehran last week,Hamas has declared Yahya Sinwar as its new leader.
Sinwar has served as the group’s leader since 2017 inside the Gaza strip.He is know becoming the leader of its political part.
This announcement comes amidst clashes in the Middle East ,as Iran and its allies threaten vengeance for the murdering of Haniyeh,which is solely Israel’s fault as they claim.
Within two days in Doha, meetings were held involving Hamas’s leading figures,out of which options for the group’s next chief were produced.
Many scenarios were discussed, but ultimately, just two names were put forward: Yahya Sinwar, and Mohammed Hassan Darwish, a shadowy figure who heads the General Shura Council, a body that elects Hamas’s Politburo.
They killed Haniyeh, the flexible person who was open to solutions. Now they have to deal with Sinwar and the military leadership,” the official said.
Prior to his death, Ismail Haniyeh was viewed by regional diplomats as a pragmatic figure compared to others in Hamas – a key driver of the group’s political outreach.
Yahya Sinwar, on the other hand, is viewed as one of Hamas’s most extreme figures.
Sinwar currently tops Israel’s most-wanted list. Israel’s security agencies believe he masterminded the planning and execution of the 7 October 2023 attacks, which left over 1,200 people dead and 251 taken back into Gaza as hostages.
