Aug 06 (Jowhar.com) – Hamas said it has chosen Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of its political office, after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
Sinwar, 61, blames Israel for the mastermind behind the October 7 attack by Hamas inside Israeli territory, which killed more than 1,100 people and took more than 200 hostages. captured by Hamas.
“The Islamic Resistance Movement of Hamas announces that Commander Yahya Sinwar has been elected as the head of the political bureau of the movement, replacing the martyr Ismail Haniyeh, [may God have mercy on him],” the group said in a brief statement.
Sinwar was born in the Gaza camp south of Khan Younis, and was the former head of the Al-Majd security agency, which was tasked with eliminating Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel. He became the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip in 2017.
Sinwar is one of several Hamas leaders for whom the International Criminal Court (ICC) sought an arrest warrant on October 7 war crimes charges.
Arrest warrants have also been sought for some Israeli leaders, including Netanyahu and Israeli Defense Chief Yoav Gallant, accused of war crimes in Gaza.
