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Hamas official to AFP: Sinwar’s selection as new leader sends ‘strong message of resistance’
Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters during a meeting with leaders of Palestinian factions at his office in Gaza City, April 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
A senior Hamas official tells AFP that Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar’s selection as Hamas’s new political leader sends a “strong message… of resistance” to Israel.
The choice is “a strong message to the occupation (Israel) that Hamas continues its path of resistance,” the official says on condition of anonymity as he’s not authorized to speak publicly on the issue.
