• 3 months ago
Hamas appoints Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as the group's new chief following the assassination of former leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran.

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00:00Hamas has appointed Yair Sinwar as the new head of the militant group following the assassination
00:06of former leader Ismail Haniyeh last month.
00:10Sinwar has served as the group's leader in Gaza since 2017.
00:14He was one of the architects behind the October 7 attack that sparked the war between Israel
00:20and Hamas.
00:21Sinwar's appointment comes amid soaring tensions in the Middle East as Iran and its
00:26allies threaten to retaliate against Israel for the killing of Haniyeh in Tehran.
00:33Israel has not claimed responsibility for the assassination.

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