Hamas names Yahya Sinwar as chief following Ismail Haniyeh killing

Hamas has named its Gaza leader Yahya Sinwar as chief of the group following Ismail Haniyeh's assassination in Tehran on July 31.
He's been the group's leader in Gaza since 2017.

Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from Ramallah in the Occupied West Bank
Marwan Bishara, Al Jazeera's Senior Political Analyst. He joins us by Skype from Paris to discuss the latest developments.

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[WingsOfPeaceToronto]

Totally agree with Mr. Bishara's analysis - how can selection/election of any Hamas leader is controversial, since all of them are target of Israel.

[Tae]

The only languages Israel understands are vioIence and Hebrew, and Sinwar speaks both. 🇵🇸🔥

[mmagrandmaster]

From frying pan to fire! He's more dangerous than Haniyeh

[worthit]

Sinwar really really knows Israel's habits/ culture etc. He learned to speak yiddish while in prison and understands their motives and thoughts. He will be a hard cookie to knibble at.

[BilleQabowsade]

Yaxye Sinwar knows the language of Netanyahu

[Setinmywaysalways]

His insurance company just phoned to say his life insurance has been Canceled!

[rossbaker]

Israel never wanted to actually negotiate the release of all the hostages anyway. This just solidifies it

[DarcySolomon]

America and Israel do not have the right to say who represents the Palestinians.

[halisitambuzi]

The ones closest to the harm are closest to the solution.

What a chess move 😮

[trancurfer]

He will never go to Tehran, thats we know for sure😂

[alejandror]

May he live to see his people free of the ocupation and the oppression.

[silassoule]

Netanyahu is stuck between Bin-Gvir and Synowar a rock and a hard place. Have fun Bibi😅😅😅

[subhasisghosh]

The person responsible for all the murders is now a leader of his people. Only those who believe in the peaceful religion can truly appreciate this unbelievable hypocrisy.

[desaussurebrewer]

Powerful message to the "opponents!"

[zoo-xibbitjayne]

Probably this is the end of any talks. They haven't been too effective anyway.

[AftherHussain-mxwv]

Most luckiest worshipers of almighty having honarable sahada in this world ....may almighty Allah bless us same fate ...Ameen summa Ameen

[donputnik]

It's so obvious no one want to take the role of Haniyeh. So, they choose Sinwar. Either way, he's a walking dead man.

[TruthSeekerAll]

God bless Israel and the IDF. Stand firm Bibi.

[Shaz]

Palestinians continue to be resilient and steadfast despite the oppressive regime. Good luck Netanyahu trying to defeat them. You will never succeed on your end goal, no matter how hard you try and with the help of your sidekicks.

[jesusk]

You don't de-escalate by assassinating people.