SHOW OF DEFIANCE
SHOW OF DEFIANCE: Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the 7 October attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after the assassination of Sinwar’s predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh.
The selection of Sinwar, a secretive figure close to Iran who worked for years to build up Hamas’ military strength, was a defiant signal that the group is prepared to keep fighting after 10 months of destruction from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and
It is also likely to provoke Israel, which has put him at the top of its kill list after the October attack.
PHOTO: AP NEWS
The selection of Sinwar, a secretive figure close to Iran who worked for years to build up Hamas’ military strength, was a defiant signal that the group is prepared to keep fighting after 10 months of destruction from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and
It is also likely to provoke Israel, which has put him at the top of its kill list after the October attack.
PHOTO: AP NEWS
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