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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

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