Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar mastermind of the October 7 attacks as its new leader

Beirut, Aug 6 (AP) The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the October 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.
     Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday it named Sinwar as the new head of its political bureau to replace Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Iran last week in a presumed Israeli strike.
     Sinwar has not made any public appearances since the Hamas-led October 7 attack on southern Israel in which militants killed 1,200 people and took about 250 as hostages, triggering Israel's now 10-month-old campaign in Gaza. (AP) PY
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