Yahya Sinwar to switch Haniyeh as Hamas political chief


Yahya Sinwar will change Ismail Haniyeh in Hamas’ operations, following his assassination in Tehran, the phobia group introduced in an announcement on Tuesday night time.

Sinwar has remained an elusive determine because the onset of the October 7 bloodbath, of which he was the first mastermind and the following Israel-Hamas warfare. He’s reported to be hiding in tunnels within the Gaza Strip. In February, the IDF launched footage of Sinwar strolling by way of a tunnel in Khan Yunis

Earlier experiences emerged of the chaos in Hamas as a consequence of questions over who would succeed Haniyeh, together with speculations that Khaled Mashal could possibly be his substitute, Ynet reported. 

Conflicting experiences about Haniyeh’s successor 

Earlier on Tuesday, a senior Hamas official denied reports {that a} substitute for the previous Hams chief was chosen, KAN reported. 

A video launched by the Israeli military says to point out Mohammed Sinwar, brother of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, travelling in a automobile by way of a tunnel close to the Erez crossing, near the Israel-Gaza border, amid the continued battle between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, as seen on this s (credit score: Israel Protection Forces/Handout by way of REUTERS)

An Arab report from earlier on Tuesday said that Mohammed Ismail Darwish was chosen to switch former Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh as the top of the phobia group’s political bureau. 

Following the announcement, KAN quoted IDF Spokesperson Daniel Hagari, who reportedly mentioned, “There’s one place we’re assigning him [Yahya Sinwar] – subsequent to Mohammed Deif.”