US EditionReport: Hamas Gaza Members Elect Khaled Mashal as Leader
The report says the vote was delayed from 2025 because of the war with Israel and reflects leadership changes after the killings of two senior figures.
- On Monday, the Hezbollah-linked Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar reported that Hamas members in Gaza elected Khaled Mashal as the organization's leader, with voting reflecting only the Gaza Strip.
- The internal vote serves as a preliminary step toward selecting Hamas' political bureau chief, a position currently contested between Khalil al-Hayya and Mashal, according to the report.
- Al-Akhbar reported that al-Hayya will continue leading Hamas in Gaza, while Zaher Jabarin remains head of the group's operations in the West Bank and Judea and Samaria.
- A Hamas source told AFP the elected leader will serve a one-year term as part of a transitional phase following organizational restructuring during the two-year war.
- Amid ongoing ceasefire efforts, Hamas has rejected key provisions of U.S. President Donald Trump's 20-point peace plan, including disarmament, which the military wing described as "extremely dangerous.
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laprovincia.esAs the Gaza Strip languishes in silence, Hamas tries to elect its new leader. The Palestinian formation has survived the assassination of its senior officials and the most brutal Israeli offensive of recent times. Now, amid secrecy and high security measures, the Islamist group is preparing to choose its new visible face. Internal elections in the Gaza, West Bank and foreign regions gave the victory to Jalil al Hayya, Zaher Jabarin and Jaled Mes…
Who will lead Hamas? Group prepares for crucial political bureau election
Hamas completed internal elections for Gaza, West Bank and overseas leadership, Arab media reported, with Khalil al-Hayya, Zaher Jabarin and Khaled Meshaal retaining roles; A vote for political chief between al-Hayya and Meshaal is expected following wartime losses.
Khalil al-Hayya was elected Hamas leader in Gaza, Zaher Jabarin was elected the organization's leader in the West Bank, and Khaled Meshaal remained in his position as the organization's senior figure abroad. These elections are a preliminary step to electing the head of the organization's political bureau, for which, according to sources, the race for the position is now narrowing down to between al-Hayya and Meshaal.
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