Cairo ― 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 ...

Al-Hayya was previously one of the five-member leadership council after previous Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar was killed.

Hamas has elected senior leader Khalil al-Hayya as its new chief, replacing Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in October 2024.

Hamas has elected Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political bureau, replacing Yahya Sinwar, with the ceasefire negotiator taking charge as the group restructures its leadership amid ongoing ...

Hayya served as chief negotiator for the terrorist organization during the Israel-Hamas War. He is the first person appointed to the position since Yahya Sinwar was killed in October 2024. Hamas’s ...

There have been mixed reactions among Palestinians in Gaza about the election of Khalil al-Hayya as Hamas leader, and the impact this development could have on their lives. Al-Hayya won an internal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Hamas announced on Monday that it has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader nearly two years after its previous leader was ...

July 20 (UPI) --Hamas announced Monday that it has elected Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader nearly two years after its previous leader was killed. Khaled Meshal, a former Hamas leader, contended with ...

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 ...