The Latest Breaking News from Yahya Sinwar

Israel has virtually wiped out Hamas leadership, but the group is still scrambling to organise

Mohammed Deif, Hamas’ shadowy longtime military leader and one of the alleged masterminds of the Oct. 7 attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza, is said to be dead following an Israeli airstrike last month

The assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Iran has deprived Hamas of one of its most astute political strategists, but analysts have identifed three main contenders for his replacement. The decision will likely impact Hamas's future identity and evolution, between becoming a guerilla group or accepting difficult political compromises.

The militant Palestinian group Hamas has a history of swift and smooth replacement of fallen leaders killed in Israeli airstrikes

Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’ top leader in exile who landed on Israel’s wanted list after the militant group staged its surprise Oct. 7 attacks, was killed in an airstrike in the Iranian capital early Wednesday

Chris Stevenson analyses how will Israel, Iran, Hamas and Hezbollah could respond to two high-profile killings

Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a predawn air strike in the Iranian capital Tehran on Wednesday, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination. Israel had vowed to kill Haniyeh and other leaders of Hamas over the October 7 attacks.

While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran

Palestinian faction’s diplomatic face was ‘leading the political battle for Hamas with Arab nations’

A protege of Hamas founder Sheikh Ahmad Yassin, Haniyeh was a key figure in the group’s international diplomacy

Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar faces pressure to accept ceasefire deal with Israel. CIA Director Bill Burns emphasizes importance of seizing opportunity for pea...