Yahya Sinwar: new Hamas leader and 'dead man walking'
Sinwar, who until now was the movement's Gaza chief, replaces Ismail Haniyeh, whose killing in Tehran last week sent tensions soaring across the Middle East and raised fears of a coordinated attack on Israel by Iran and its regional proxies. By choosing him as the group's chief Hamas "is sending a strong message to the occupation that Hamas continues its path of resistance", a senior Hamas official told AFP. Sinwar stands accused of masterminding the group's October 7 attacks, the worst in Israel's history... Читать дальше...