Khalil Hayya (right) during a visit to Damascus, Syria, in 2022. (Credit: Louai Bechara/AFP)
On Friday, Oct. 18, Khalil Hayya delivered a speech confirming the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, following an announcement by the Israeli military that Sinwar had been killed in an exchange of fire in Rafah, southern Gaza.Standing against a backdrop depicting Jerusalem, Hayya was flanked by a Palestinian flag and another bearing the Hamas emblem — two crossed swords in front of the Dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Dressed in a white shirt and black vest, he spoke with a solemn tone.“We mourn our leader, our fighter and brother, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim, the political head of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and commander of the Al-Aqsa Flood campaign. He died a hero ... fighting the occupation army until his last breath,” Hayya declared, speaking from Doha, where he resides.As Sinwars deputy, he is now seen as the most...
On Friday, Oct. 18, Khalil Hayya delivered a speech confirming the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, following an announcement by the Israeli military that Sinwar had been killed in an exchange of fire in Rafah, southern Gaza.Standing against a backdrop depicting Jerusalem, Hayya was flanked by a Palestinian flag and another bearing the Hamas emblem — two crossed swords in front of the Dome of the Al-Aqsa Mosque. Dressed in a white shirt and black vest, he spoke with a solemn tone.“We mourn our leader, our fighter and brother, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim, the political head of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and commander of the Al-Aqsa Flood campaign. He died a hero ... fighting the occupation army until his last breath,” Hayya declared, speaking from Doha, where he resides.As Sinwars deputy, he is now seen as the...