Hamas New Chief: After the assassination of Yahya Sinwar, the question of choosing a new leader has arisen before Hamas. There are five candidates in the race to become the next political bureau chief of the Palestinian group. This information was given by a leading Arab daily on Sunday quoting Hamas sources.
Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat reported that discussions regarding this issue are ongoing within the organization. The people participating in it are in favor of keeping the name of the next leader secret. The newspaper revealed that Mohammed Darwish, chairman of the Hamas Shura Council, along with three members of the organization’s Politburo – Khalil al-Hayya, Mohammed Nazzal and Khaled Meshaal – are the frontrunners to succeed Sinwar.
Consensus is being formed to keep the name of the next leader secret
Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that a consensus is emerging in the organization regarding keeping the name of the next leader secret. The report said that the purpose of this move is to give more opportunities to the new officer to work and to protect him from Israel, which is trying to assassinate most of the leaders of the movement.
Ismail Haniya was murdered in Tehran
After the death of Ismail Haniya, Sinwar was appointed head of Hamas’s political bureau. Haniya was assassinated in Tehran in July this year while attending the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s newly elected President Masoud Pezeshkian. Israeli army killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar on Wednesday (October 16). According to Israel, Sinwar was the main strategist of last year’s October 7 attack.
Yahya Sinwar killed in Rafah, Gaza
Israel officially announced the death of the Hamas leader on Thursday (October 17). “Sinwar, the mastermind of the October 7 attack and massacre, was killed in gunfire on Wednesday in Rafah, southern Gaza,” the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and Shin Bet security agency said in a statement.
1200 people of Israel were killed
On October 7, 2023, about 1200 people were killed and more than 250 people were taken captive in Hamas attacks on Israel. Of these, 101 hostages are still missing, who are believed to be present in Gaza. After this attack, Israel declared war against Hamas and started attacks on the Gaza Strip occupied by the Palestinian group.
42,603 Palestinians were killed
Gaza’s health ministry says 42,603 people have been killed and 99,795 injured since the start of Israel’s war on the Palestinian territory in October 2023, according to an October 20 report by Al Jazeera. According to the ministry, the death toll includes 84 deaths in the last 24 hours. According to reports, this number could possibly be much higher as about 10,000 bodies are buried under the huge debris of destroyed buildings in the Gaza Strip.
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