Yahya Sinwar Appointed New Hamas Chief Amid Rising Tensions
After two days of intense negotiations in Doha, Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar as its new overall leader, succeeding Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran last week. Since 2017, Sinwar has been the head of Hamas’s operations in Gaza. In his new role, he will lead the group’s political wing. A senior Hamas official … Read more