
Yahya Sinwar, then the head of Hamas in Gaza, during an inauguration ceremony of a mosque in Rafah, in the southern part of the enclave, on Feb. 24, 2017. (Credit: Said Khatib/AFP)
The one who centralized the military and political powers of Hamas since his appointment as the successor to Ismail Haniyeh was perceived as an obstacle to an agreement.
OLJ / Laure-Maïssa FARJALLAH and Noura DOUKHI, 18 October 2024 14:10
Yahya Sinwar, then the head of Hamas in Gaza, during an inauguration ceremony of a mosque in Rafah, in the southern part of the enclave, on Feb. 24, 2017. (Credit: Said Khatib/AFP)