Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya delivers a speech during a political rally organized by the Palestinian movement in Gaza on March 4, 2008. (Credit: Mohammed Salem/Reuters archives)
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. His figure stands out against a backdrop depicting Jerusalem. To his right are 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 jacket, Khalil al-Hayya solemnly confirms the death of the movement’s leader. The day before, the Israeli army announced that it had killed Yahya Sinwar in a firefight in Rafah, southern Gaza. Context Hamas says Khalil al-Hayya elected as group's new chief 'by overwhelming majority' “We mourn the leader, our fighter and brother, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim, the political chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and leader of the al-Aqsa Deluge battle. He died a hero ... fighting against the occupation army until his last breath,” Hayya, the deceased leader’s...
Friday, Oct. 18, 2024. His figure stands out against a backdrop depicting Jerusalem. To his right are 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 jacket, Khalil al-Hayya solemnly confirms the death of the movement’s leader. The day before, the Israeli army announced that it had killed Yahya Sinwar in a firefight in Rafah, southern Gaza. Context Hamas says Khalil al-Hayya elected as group's new chief 'by overwhelming majority' “We mourn the leader, our fighter and brother, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, Abu Ibrahim, the political chief of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas and leader of the al-Aqsa Deluge battle. He died a hero ... fighting against the occupation army until his last breath,” Hayya, the deceased...
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