Hamas names 7 October architect Yahya Sinwar as its new leader

Sinwar is top of Israel’s most-wanted list for masterminding the 7 October attacks, which left 1,200 people dead and about 250 taken hostage.

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00:00Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza, as its new political

00:07leader.

00:09The move follows previous leader Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran on the 31st of July,

00:15the Palestinian group said on Tuesday.

00:1861-year-old Sinwar is seen by Israel as the mastermind behind the October 7th attack,

00:25in which more than 1,100 people were killed and over 200 taken captive.

00:31He has been in deep hiding since then.

00:35Reacting to the appointment, Israel military spokesman Daniel Hagari told Saudi television

00:40that Sinwar's place is next to Hamas commanders Israel already claims to have killed.

00:47Yahya Sinwar is an arch-terrorist responsible for one of the most horrible terror acts in

00:52history, Hagari said, referring to the 7th of October attack on Israel.