Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader in show of defiance

By BASSEM MROUE, Associated Press

Published: August 7, 2024, 8:03am

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Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, Wednesday, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana) Photo Gallery

BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran.

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