The Palestinian militant group Hamas says it has chosen Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader.

Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran.

The selection of Sinwar, a secretive figure close to Iran who worked for years to build up Hamas’ military strength, was a defiant signal that the group is prepared to keep fighting after 10 months of destruction from Israel’s campaign in Gaza and after the assassination of Sinwar’s predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh.

    • Leate_Wonceslace@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 years ago

      There are no good guys; there’s no the terrorist, because they’re literally both doing terrorism. Hamas and Israel have both committed acts of deliberate violence against civilians, and both are lead by war criminals.

    • HappycamperNZ@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      2 years ago

      Yeah - one is literally defined as a terrorist organization while the other is an established and recognized country. Not liking someone doesn’t make them a terrorist

      Hate Israel all you want, question the motivations, actions and policies, but they aren’t a terrorist organization.