Next in line? The Hamas commander poised to succeed Sinwar

Next in line? The Hamas commander poised to succeed Sinwar

Izz ad-Din al-Haddad, Hamas' Gaza Brigade chief and survivor of multiple Israeli assassination attempts, may replace Mohammed Sinwar after Israeli assassination attempt; Rafah commander Muhammad Shabana, once a contender, believed to have been killed with Sinwar

If Muhammad Sinwar was eliminated, who are the candidates to replace him?

The most prominent of them is Izz ad-Din Haddad (Abu Sahib).  He is a member of Hamas's military council and has been the head of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades in Gaza City since 2021, and has also been the acting commander of the Northern Brigade in the Gaza Strip since November 2023.  He has escaped assassination several times. His son Sahib was killed by Israel at the beginning of this year.  He is known as the "ghost of al-Qassam" becaus…

Daniela Gilboa, Karina Ariev and Naama Levy uploaded a farewell video to social media from the commander of Hamas' military wing. In the video, they describe their experience of captivity after the assassination of senior Hamas figures. To the sound of a song in Arabic, they wrote: "Only those who survived captivity will understand this song."

The assassination attempt in Khan Yunis was another effort in the sacred mission of destroying the terrorist organization • The bureau abroad is expected to grow stronger, and its senior officials must be on the lookout