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.

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 ...

Khalil al-Hayya has been elected to be the new leader of Hamas, the terror group announced Monday. Al-Hayya, who previously served as the head of the group’s ...

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 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.

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 ...