Behind the scenes as Hamas chose its new leader
Hamas chose Yahya Sinwar (R) to replace assassinated leader Ismail Haniyeh (L). The pair are seen here together in 2017/ Over the past week, watched by the world's media, the top leaders of Hamas descended on Qatar to choose a new political leader for their group. Delegates flooded in from across the Middle East after almost a year of fighting between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. Some arrived shaken, having woken just days before to the news that the group's previous political leader - Ismail Haniyeh - had been killed in a blast in Tehran, ...
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