Yahya Sinwar appointed as Hamas political leader, replacing Ismail Haniyeh after his assassination.
In this file picture dated December 14, 2022, the Gaza Strip chief of the Palestinian Islamist Hamas movement, Yahya Sinwar, appears before supporters during a rally marking the 35th anniversary of the group’s foundation in Gaza City on. – Hamas named Sinwar on August 6, 2024 as new political leader, a week after his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh’s killing in Tehran which has sent regional tensions soaring.
Sinwar, who has been Hamas’s leader in Gaza since 2017 — with Haniyeh living in Qatar — has not been seen since the October 7 attack. Nasrallah said Hezbollah would retaliate “alone or in the context of a unified response from all the axis” of Iran-backed groups in the region, “whatever the consequences”.Minutes before his speech, Israeli jets flew low over the Lebanese capital, breaking the sound barrier in a show of force.With the region on edge, the United States said it was working “around the clock” to avert an all-out war.
Regional councils in northern Israel urged residents to stay close to shelters after a barrage of rockets.
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