Israel Condemns Hamas Leader Appointment

Wed Aug 07 2024
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TEL AVIV, Israel: Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz condemned the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as Hamas’s new political bureau leader, following the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.

Katz described Sinwar’s appointment as a further incentive for his removal and the dissolution of Hamas.

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Sinwar, who leads Hamas in Gaza and is perceived by Israel as the orchestrator of the October 7 attack, takes the role after Haniyeh was killed in an attack on his residence in Iran.

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