Khaled Meshaal

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  List Of top Hamas Leaders Who May Succeed Yahya Sinwar As Next Chief

  Yahya Sinwar, the Hamas leader who orchestrated the October 2023 assault on Israel and eluded capture for more than a year, was killed by Israeli forces yesterday in southern Gaza. Sinwar, 61, had spent two decades in Israeli prisons.

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  Khaled Meshaal To Zaher Jabarin: Top Contenders For Hamas Top Post

  Palestinian militant group Hamas is preparing to choose a political leader after the killing of Ismail Haniyeh in a Wednesday attack in Tehran blamed on Israel.

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  "Track, Hunt, Kill": How Israel Plans To Destroy Hamas Leaders After War

  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly wants to follow in the footsteps of his predecessor Golda Meir and authorise an 'Operation Wrath of God'-like mission - kill Israel's enemies across countries, spanning continents.

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  Former Hamas Chief Says Israeli Captives Include High-Ranking Officers

  Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said on Monday the group's Israeli captives include high-ranking officers from the Gaza Division.

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  Hamas Elects Ismail Haniyeh As New Political Chief: Spokesman

  Former deputy chief Haniyeh will replace Qatar-based veteran leader Khaled Meshaal, who is stepping down from the group just as it softened its stance toward Israel in a new policy document last week.

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  Turkey Needs Israel, Says President Recep Tayyip Erdogan

  Turkey must accept that it needs Israel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday, as the two countries seek to thrash out a deal on normalising ties.

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  Israel Denies Talks With Hamas

  Israel said Monday it was not engaged in talks with Hamas following a flurry of media reports suggesting the two sides were discussing a long-term ceasefire.

• Hamas Official Rules Out Direct Talks With Israel

  Hamas's former Gaza prime minister Israel Haniya on Saturday said the militant Islamic Palestinian group would not hold any direct talks with Israel.

• Hamas Denies Running 'Shadow Government' in Gaza

  The exiled leader of Hamas denied Friday that the Islamist movement was running a "shadow government" in Gaza as charged by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas.

• Hamas Leader Says Gaza Only 'Milestone to Reaching Our Objective'

  Hamas will not cease resisting Israel until all its demands are met, the group's overall leader Khaled Meshaal said on Thursday, adding the latest Gaza conflict was only "a milestone to reaching our objective".

• Hamas Will Refuse to Disarm: Khaled Meshaal

  Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal on Thursday rejected any attempt to disarm his Palestinian Islamist movement in Gaza as demanded by Israel.

• Diffuse Hamas Structure Complicates Gaza Peace Efforts

  Founded by just seven people in Gaza, Hamas now has political and military leaders spread across the Arab world, complicating its ability to send a unified message for negotiating an end to a seven-week war with Israel.

• Egypt to Invite Delegates to Resume Gaza Truce Talks: Mahmud Abbas

  Egypt is to invite Israeli and Palestinian delegations to return to Cairo to resume talks on a long-term truce for Gaza, Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas announced on Saturday.

• UN Calls for Immediate Truce as Gaza Toll Tops 500

  The UN Security Council called for an "immediate ceasefire" as Israel pressed on with a blistering assault on Gaza on Monday taking the Palestinian death toll above 500.

• Hamas Chief Meets Kuwait Emir on Gaza Crisis

  Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal discussed efforts for a truce in Gaza with the ruler of Kuwait, current chair of the Arab League, on Sunday, state media and a diplomatic source said.