Who are the important leaders of Hamas after Haniya
Last Updated on August 2, 2024 9:45 am
Ismail Haniya, the political head of the Palestinian armed organization Hamas, has been assassinated by Iran. He was the victim of a missile attack on his residence in Tehran on Wednesday.
Hania’s death has cast a shadow of mourning around the world. Along with that, the future of the Palestinian independence organization has been discussed. Who will be the next head of Hamas? Who will catch Hamas? There is speculation about that.
In such a situation, the names of two top leaders have emerged in Aljazeera’s report. According to reports, a possible successor could be senior Hamas official Khaled Meshaal or Khalil al-Haya, who was closely associated with Haniya. It is believed that Khaled Meshaal is ahead.
Apart from these two leaders, the names of several other important leaders of Hamas have been published by several international media.
Yahya Sinwar
Yahya Sinwar is one of the top leaders of the Hamas movement. He is the founder of the Hamas security service known as Majd. Born in 1962, this leader has been arrested three times so far. After his third arrest in 1988, the Hamas leader was sentenced to four life sentences.
However, he was released in a Hamas-Israel prisoner swap and returned to Gaza. In 2017, the pro-independence group in the Gaza Strip was appointed head of the political bureau.
Khalil Al-Haya
A senior Hamas official is Khalil al-Haya. who was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council on 25 January 2006 as a representative of Gaza City. Khalil al-Haya called on the United Nations to recognize Palestine as an independent state.
Marwan Isa
In March of this year, an Israeli airstrike claimed the death of the deputy commander-in-chief of Al-Qassam Brigade, Marwan Isa, but Hamas has not confirmed this information so far. Israel claimed Marwan Issa was killed in an attack on a tunnel complex in the Nuseirat refugee camp. This top Hamas commander is also known as the ‘shadow man’ and the right-hand man of Mohammed Deif.
He is also a member of the political and military bureau of the Hamas movement.