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1 day ago · Mohammad Sinwar. The brother of Yahya Sinwar, he is one of the most senior, veteran commanders of the armed wing of Hamas. Born on Sept. 15, 1975, he has rarely appeared in public or spoken to the ...
1 hour ago · Mahmoud al-Zahar. Mahmoud al-Zahar, one of Hamas's founding members is a frontrunner to succeed Sinwar. Known for his hardline stance, even by Hamas's standards, al-Zahar was instrumental in ...
Mahmoud al-Zahar (Arabic: محمود الزهار Maḥmūd az-Zahhār; born 6 May 1945) is a Palestinian politician. He is a co-founder of Hamas and a member of the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip .
- Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters. Haniyeh is considered the overall leader of Hamas. Ismail Haniyeh is widely considered Hamas's overall leader. A prominent member of the movement in the late 1980s, Israel imprisoned Haniyeh for three years in 1989 as it cracked down on the first Palestinian uprising.
- Yahya Sinwar. Getty Images. In September 2015, the United States included Sinwar's name on its blacklist of "international terrorists" The leader of the Hamas movement within the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, was born in 1962.
- Mohammed Deif. Media sources. Deif has near-mythical status in Gaza because of his ability to evade assassination. Mohammed Deif leads the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military arm of the Hamas movement.
- Marwan Issa. Media sources. Issa is thought to have played a significant role in the recent attack. Marwan Issa, or the Shadow Man and Mohammed Deif's right-hand man, is the deputy commander-in-chief of the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
Aug 1, 2024 · mahmoud al-zahar Zahar was a surgeon by profession. Friends and enemies used to call him "General" for his hardline views towards Israel and other opponents of Hamas.
Nov 3, 2023 · Since Hamas's deadly cross-border attack on October 7, 2023, Israeli authorities have been targeting the Palestinian militant group’s top leaders both in Hamas-controlled Gaza and on foreign...
Aug 6, 2024 · Hamas was founded in 1987 and born out of the first uprising or 'intifada' against Israel's occupation of Gaza and the West Bank. The group divides its leadership between those in Gaza and those in exile abroad - mostly in Qatar, but also Lebanon and Turkey.
