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Khaled Mashaal

Armed members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad greet people gathering for Eid al-Fitr prayers in Gaza City, March 20, 2026. (AP/Abdel Kareem Hana)
April 27, 2026, 4:25 pm
As Hamas prepares to choose 1st leader since Sinwar, postwar Gaza’s fate hangs in the balance
Two leading contenders would pull terror group in different directions: prioritizing fighting to keep a grip on the Strip or conceding the battlefield in exchange for survival
By Nurit Yohanan
Senior Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal is interviewed by Al Jazeera on February 8, 2026 (Screenshot/YouTube)
February 8, 2026, 1:00 pm
Top Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal rejects disarmament or ‘foreign rule’
Senior official based in Doha says taking away terror group’s weapons is ‘criminalizing the resistance,’ instead backs extended truce where Hamas would commit not to use weapons
By AFP and ToI Staff
A composite image of five members of Hamas's leadership targeted by Israel in Qatar on September 9, 2025, L-R: Zaher Jabarin, Khaled Mashaal, Khalil al-Hayya, Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Nizar Awadallah. (Mahmud Hams/Louai Beshara/KHAMENEI.IR/AFP)
January 13, 2026, 5:43 am
Hamas seeks to rebuild shattered leadership as it faces postwar uncertainty
Vote for political bureau set to take place early this year, with Khalil al-Hayya and Khaled Mashaal seen as top contenders to lead terror group under pressure to disarm
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hamas's Khalil al-Hayya during an interview in Istanbul, April 24, 2024. (AP/ Khalil Hamra, File)
December 28, 2025, 5:46 am
Hamas said set to soon elect new leader, with pro-Iran candidate Hayya likely to win
Report says second candidate is terror group’s former head Mashaal, who is said to favor diplomacy on Gaza whereas frontrunner backs ‘armed conflict’
By Noam Lehmann
US President Donald Trump speaks during a roundtable discussion in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 10, 2025. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
December 11, 2025, 3:04 am
Not in time for Christmas: Trump delays Gaza peace board unveiling to early 2026
US officials hoped president could announce transition to 2nd phase of peace plan before end of year, but insistence on having foreign force disarm Hamas is likely deterring potential partners
By Jacob Magid and Noam Lehmann
This frame grab taken from an AFPTV footage shows smoke billowing following an Israeli strike on the Hamas headquarters in Doha, Qatar, September 9, 2025. (PENNEY / AFPTV / AFP)
September 10, 2025, 12:49 pm
Israeli officials said to doubt success of strike on Hamas leaders in Doha
Top defense officials cited as having opposed strike’s timing; Israel, US reportedly promised Doha that Hamas wouldn’t be hit in Qatar; Trump ‘not thrilled about whole situation’
By ToI Staff
Footage posted to social media shows explosions in Doha, Qatar on September 9, 2025. (X: used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
September 9, 2025, 10:12 pm
Israel strikes Hamas Qatar-based leadership, awaits result; Hamas claims attack failed
Attack came as officials in terror group, including Gaza leader Khalil al-Hayya, were discussing new US ceasefire proposal; Netanyahu says strike could pave way to ending war; Hamas says it shows he doesn’t want deal
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and Lazar Berman
A composite image of the five members of Hamas's temporary joint leadership. Top row from left: Zaher Jabarin, Khaled Mashaal, Khalil al-Hayya. Bottom row from left: Muhammad Ismail Darwish, Nizar Awadallah. (Credits: Mahmud Hams/AFP, Louai Beshara/AFP, Hamas, Ashraf Amra/APA/ZUMA Press via Alamy)
November 17, 2024, 1:05 pm
On the outs with Qatar, Hamas appears to change tack at the top, but not in Gaza
The terror group is said to be led by five top officials representing its various components, but experts say that its war strategy and red lines in talks are unlikely to shift
By Gianluca Pacchiani
A woman walks past posters depicting Yahya Sinwar (L), the head of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and Abu Obeida (R), the masked spokesman of Hamas's Qassam Brigades, plastered on a wall in the Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees in Beirut's southern suburb on February 5, 2024. (ANWAR AMRO / AFP)
October 22, 2024, 1:04 am
Doha-based committee to lead Hamas amid war, in wake of Sinwar’s death — report
Board established after Haniyeh’s assassination in July set to govern terror group at least through March, amid ‘war and exceptional circumstances,’ Hamas sources tell AFP
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar gestures on stage after greeting supporters at a rally in Gaza City, May 24, 2021. (AP Photo/ John Minchillo)
October 18, 2024, 3:02 pm
Who’s next? Speculation swirls on who will take over Hamas from slain Sinwar
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
By ToI Staff
Yahya Sinwar, head of the Hamas terror group, delivers a speech in Gaza City, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
October 9, 2024, 10:29 am
‘Megalomaniac’ Sinwar ordered renewal of suicide bombings after taking power – report
WSJ says some Hamas officials have reservations about tactic but haven’t spoken up, as terror chief said to talk about the war and his role in ‘increasingly grandiose terms’
By ToI Staff
Khaled Mashaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014. (AP/Osama Faisal/File)
October 8, 2024, 6:37 am
Mashaal claims Hamas will rise ‘like a phoenix’ despite Gaza battlefield losses
Senior terror leader warns of ‘ticking time bomb’ in Mideast ‘as long as the occupation exists’; Hamas military spox hails ‘successful’ Oct. 7 attack, ‘humiliating defeat’ of IDF
By Agencies and Gianluca Pacchiani
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Hamas's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar wave during a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the founding of the Islamist terror movement, in Gaza City, on December 14, 2017. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)
September 4, 2024, 5:10 am
US announces charges against Sinwar, 5 more Hamas chiefs day after Goldberg-Polin burial
Impact of criminal case may be mostly symbolic since terror chief on run and Haniyeh, Deif and Issa dead, but naming Mashaal suggests US may plan to pressure Qatar to hand him over
By Agencies and Jacob Magid
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres speaks during a UN Security Council meeting on the impacts of cyber threats on international peace and security at UN headquarters on June 20, 2024, in New York. (Yuki Iwamura/AFP)
August 29, 2024, 12:22 pm
UN calls for end to IDF’s West Bank raid; Israel: We have to thwart suicide bombings
Antonio Guterres condemns large-scale counterterror raid that has so far killed 17 Palestinians, including senior commanders; US calls for restraint
By ToI Staff and Jacob Magid
Hamas political leader Khaled Mashaal at a rally in Hamas's honor in Cape Town, South Africa, October 21, 2015. (AFP/Rodger Bosch)
August 29, 2024, 4:38 am
Top Hamas official Mashaal urges resumption of suicide bombings against Israel
Speaking in Istanbul, Khaled Mashaal says Israel must be met with ‘open conflict,’ calls on Palestinians to join ‘actual resistance against the Zionist entity’
By ToI Staff
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