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

The Palestinian armed group's Qatar-based chief negotiator replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024.

Gaza-born, Doha-based al-Hayya, who is close to the regime in Iran, has served as group's top negotiator during war, defeats ...

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 ...

Khalil al-Hayya, whose four sons were killed in Israeli strikes, takes over as Hamas political chief in a move experts say signals continuity over change.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...