Hamas Says It Has Chosen Yahya Sinwar, Mastermind of the Oct. 7 Attacks, as Its New Leader

By Associated Press

Published 3 months ago on

August 6, 2024

Hamas has appointed Yahya Sinwar, the mastermind behind the October 7 attacks on Israel, as its new leader, replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran. (X)

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BEIRUT — The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.

Hamas said in a statement Tuesday it named Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran last week in a presumed Israeli strike.

Sinwar has not made any public appearances since the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on southern Israel in which militants killed 1,200 people and took about 250 as hostages, triggering Israel’s now 10-month-old campaign in Gaza.

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