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

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 ...

Khalil al-Hayya has been elected the new leader of Hamas following an internal vote, the Palestinian Islamist group said on Monday. Al-Hayya will head the group's Political Bureau, replacing Yahya ...

Mr Hayya was at the heart of ceasefire talks throughout the war, which erupted when Hamas launched a surprise attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. That prompted a sweeping Israeli offensive that has ...

He is the first person appointed to the position since Yahya Sinwar's death in October 2024.

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 ...

Hamas has named Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader, replacing Yahya Sinwar after his death in combat with Israeli forces. The move formalises a leadership shift shaped by the Gaza war and losses among ...

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 announced Monday that it has elected top negotiator Khalil al-Hayya as its new leader nearly two years after its previous leader was killed.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has been named the group's new leader [Khalil Hamra/AP Photo] Hamas has named ...

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, a senior Hamas official who survived an Israeli raid on Qatar in September last year and who is seen ​as having good ...