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Who’s next? Speculation swirls on who will take over Hamas from slain Sinwar

2024-10-19

[IsraelTimes] Among reported prominent contenders are terror chief’s younger brother Muhammad and current head of political bureau Mashaal; leadership expected to be taken up abroad

The killing of Hamas
Hamas

..a contraction of the Arabic words for "frothing at the mouth",...
leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
Strip has left the Paleostinian terror group in need of a new chief, with various reports Friday speculating about who could fill the gap.

A Hamas source told the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper that talks are being held in the group to select a new leader.

According to Israel’s Kan public broadcaster, a senior Hamas official told Asharq al-Awsat that Sinwar’s death would have a great influence on the Gaza-ruling terror group, which now faces "a new stage."

Other sources said that with Sinwar no longer in the picture, Hamas decision-making will now be made by remaining leaders abroad, which could also expedite long-stalled talks for a ceasefire and hostage deal.

Sources in the Israeli defense establishment doubt that anyone can successfully replace Sinwar, a report on Israel’s Walla website said.

Sinwar, the architect of Hamas’s October 7, 2023 invasion, slaughter and mass abduction in southern Israel, was killed on Wednesday in an exchange of fire with IDF forces in Gaza’s Rafah, after emerging from a hiding place in the Strip’s underground tunnels. The troops in the area did not specifically target him and did not know they had killed him until approaching the body hours after the firefight. Israel definitively identified him on Thursday evening.

Sinwar had been the Hamas leader in Gaza for many years, but took control of the entire organization barely two months ago following the liquidation of previous leader Ismail Haniyeh
...became Prime Minister of Gaza after the legislative elections of 2006 which Hamas won. President Mahmoud Abbas dismissed Haniyeh from office on 14 June 2007 at the height of the Fatah-Hamas festivities, but Haniyeh did not acknowledge the decree and continues as the PM of Gazoo while Abbas maintains a separate PM in the West Bank...
in Tehran, allegedly by Israel.

KHALED MASHAAL
One seemingly obvious contender is former Hamas political bureau leader Khaled Mashaal, who resides in Qatar
...an emirate on the east coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It sits on some really productive gas and oil deposits, which produces the highest per capita income in the world. They piss it all away on religion, financing the Moslem Brotherhood and several al-Qaeda affiliates. Home of nutbag holy manYusuf al-Qaradawi...
Mashaal has been deeply involved in mediated talks between Israel and Hamas during the ongoing war, and has been a prominent Hamas leader for decades.

Israel famously tried to assassinate him in Jordan in the 1990s, but the Mossad poisoning operation was botched when the agents were arrested, forcing Jerusalem to hand over to Jordanian authorities an antidote in exchange for their release.

On Thursday, Lebanese news channel LBCI claimed that Mashaal would be the acting leader of Hamas until a replacement for Sinwar is appointed. Mashaal would also be responsible for communications with mediators in talks for the release of the hostages, the channel added.

That report had received no confirmation as of Friday.

MUHAMMAD SINWAR
Several outlets mentioned Sinwar’s younger brother Muhammad Sinwar, who is a senior commander in the terror group’s military wing. The younger Sinwar is also wanted for terror actions against Israel and has been active in Hamas for decades. He was tossed in the calaboose
family:courier,"Courier New","Courier 10 Pitch",serif;background:#FFFB99'>Please don't kill me!
by Israel in the 1990s for nine months and spent an additional three years in a Paleostinian Authority prison in Ramallah, from which he escaped in 2000.

However,
a clean conscience makes a soft pillow...
the Ynet news site claimed that Muhammad is not considered the likely replacement as overall Hamas chief. The younger Sinwar may take over Hamas in the Gaza Strip, though he could face a challenge for the role from prominent commander Az al-Din Haddad, it said.

According to Channel 13, Israel has tried to assassinate Muhammad Sinwar five times. The IDF on Thursday said it is actively searching for him in the Gaza Strip along with other remaining Hamas commanders.

OTHER MILITARY WING COMMANDERS
The Walla outlet also mentioned two more senior Hamas military wing commanders as possible successors to Sinwar: Haddad, and Rafah Brigade commander Muhammad Shabana. Shabana was reportedly killed by Israel recently, though his death has not been confirmed.

KHALIL AL-HAYYA
Another name touted by the Ynet news site was senior Hamas politburo official Khalil al-Hayya, who is also in Qatar.

A Gazook source described al-Hayya’s standing in the Hamas political bureau as significant, adding that he was considered one of the few people whom Sinwar felt he could rely on.

OTHER POLITBURO OFFICIALS
In addition, Ynet mentioned two other senior Hamas political officials: Mousa Abu Marzouk, and head of the Hamas Shura Council Muhammad Ismail Darwish, who had been touted as a candidate to take over as Hamas leader after Haniyeh’s liquidation.

The IDF killed Sinwar during operations amid the ongoing war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip. The war began when the terror group led a devastating cross-border attack on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, that killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and during which turbans kidnapped 251 people who were taken as hostages to Gaza.

Israel’s military response is aimed at destroying Hamas and saving the hostages.

A successor to Sinwar will face the challenge of guiding policy regarding internationally mediated talks for a ceasefire in exchange for the release of hostages. The US and Israel accused Sinwar of deliberately shying away from reaching an agreement on a truce, refusing to compromise on hardline demands that were unacceptable to Israel.

Posted by:trailing wife

#3 Mr. Sinwar married in 2011. His three children are much too young to take over anything.

Posted by: trailing wife 2024-10-19 22:46

#2 As Iran still pulls the strings most likely it will be Sinwar's kid.

Posted by: Thrererong Thavirt7375 2024-10-19 21:50

#1

How about that part of the US Democrat party called "The Squad"? Since they have openly sided with those calling for Israels elimination?

Then Israel would be helping us eliminate some of our Terrorist supporting Anti-US Congressional members.

Posted by: NN2N1 2024-10-19 03:44

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