{"id":111027,"date":"2026-07-20T15:18:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:18:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hamas-appoints-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-political-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T15:18:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T15:18:08","slug":"hamas-appoints-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-political-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/hamas-appoints-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-political-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas appoints Khalil al-Hayya as new political leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-id=\"474ce0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"theme-post-content.default\">\n<p>DOHA: Hamas announced Monday that it has elected Khalil al-Hayya as the new head of its political group, succeeding Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in 2024.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement, the Palestinian group said al-Hayya will assume leadership of its political bureau following an internal election process.<\/p>\n<p>Al-Hayya has served as Hamas\u2019 lead negotiator in indirect ceasefire talks with Israel and has long been a senior figure within the organization.<\/p>\n<p>Born in Gaza in 1960, al-Hayya has been a member of Hamas since the group\u2019s founding in 1987. 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