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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 342

Khalil al-Hayya

Iranians follow a truck, center, carrying the coffins of Hamas terror group leader Ismail Haniyeh and his bodyguard who were killed in an assassination blamed on Israel, during their funeral ceremony at Enqelab-e-Eslami (Islamic Revolution) Sq. in Tehran, Iran, August 1, 2024. (AP Photo/ Vahid Salemi)
August 5, 2024, 8:24 pm
Hamas officials’ ties with Iran could determine who will replace Haniyeh
Ruling out Mashaal, analysts say slain terror leader’s replacement must have good relations with Shiite powers, as Hamas looks to Iran for post-war support
By Reuters and ToI Staff
People hold up the Palestinian flag and a portrait of assassinated Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh Hamas during a rally at Tehran University, in the Iranian capital Tehran on July 31, 2024, as Iran declares three days of mourning. (AFP)
July 31, 2024, 6:05 pm
Who are the potential next leaders of Hamas after Haniyeh’s death?
The terrorist organization may struggle to appoint a new chief amid the ongoing war in Gaza, but there are several options
By AP and ToI Staff
Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting in a hall on the sea side of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Adel Hana, File)
July 6, 2024, 5:22 pm
Hamas says it dropped demand Israel vow upfront to end war, but wants mediators’ guarantees
Terror group seeking commitments that fighting won’t restart, negotiations will continue; Israel reportedly displaying ‘tough stance’; CIA chief said set to join talks in Doha
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mossad chief David Barnea attends a ceremony at the Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem on Holocaust Remembrance Day, May 5, 2024. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
July 5, 2024, 7:59 pm
Optimism in truce-hostage talks: Mossad chief goes to and from Doha, Hamas briefs Hezbollah
Gantz tells Netanyahu his opposition party will back any responsible agreement, as Ben Gvir threatens to bolt government if deal goes ahead
By ToI Staff, Agencies and Jacob Magid
Senior Hamas politburo official Khalil al-Hayya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
April 27, 2024, 2:45 pm
Hamas says it will study Israel’s latest response in truce, hostage deal negotiations
Official says terror group will submit answer after proposal has been examined; Egyptian official says mediators working on compromise to answer most of both parties’ main demands
By ToI Staff
Khalil al-Hayya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
April 25, 2024, 1:59 pm
Hamas official who sought endless war after Oct. 7 says it could put down arms for 2-state deal
Khalil al-Hayya’s comments to AP appear to contradict official policy of destroying Jewish state, but in separate interview he indicates eased stance would be temporary
By AP and ToI Staff
Rockets are fired from the Gaza Strip toward Israel over destroyed buildings, October 19, 2023. (AP Photo/Mohammed Dahman)
November 8, 2023, 5:25 pm
Hamas says purpose of massacres was a ‘permanent’ state of war on Israel’s borders
As Israel is pressured to agree to pause in fighting, top officials in terror group laud ‘great act’ of Oct. 7 and say they never intended to ‘improve the situation in Gaza’
By ToI Staff
In this handout photo, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi meets with senior Palestinian officials, including leaders of the Hamas and Islamic Jihad terror groups, in the Syrian capital Damascus on May 4, 2023. (Iranian Presidency Office)
May 4, 2023, 3:22 pm
Iran’s Raisi meets with top Hamas and Islamic Jihad officials, urges Israel’s defeat
Visiting Syria, Iranian president holds talks with senior members of Palestinian terror groups, predicts ‘collapse of Zionist regime very close’
By Agencies and ToI Staff
Mourners gather around the coffins of four out of eight Palestinian migrants who died off the Tunisian coast, during their funeral at a mosque in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, December 18, 2022. (AP/Fatima Shbair)
January 6, 2023, 12:04 pm
As young Gazans die at sea, anger rises over Hamas leaders’ extended sojourns abroad
In recent months, high-profile officials have quietly decamped to upscale hotels in Beirut, Doha and Istanbul, stirring resentment among residents of the impoverished Strip
By AP and ToI Staff
Women wear face mask as they waiting at the registration station of the Central Elections Commission to register their names to the electoral roll, at Gaza City, February 10, 2021. (Adel Hana/AP)
April 22, 2021, 5:06 pm
Hamas warns against delaying first Palestinian national vote in 15 years
Official says group does not seek to lead next Palestinian government, but rather participate in a unity administration with Mahmoud Abbas’s Fatah
By Agencies
Palestinian faction leaders gather to discuss holding Palestinian national elections, in Cairo on February 8, 2021 (WAFA)
February 8, 2021, 5:33 pm
Palestinian factions begin election talks in Cairo
Representatives of Fatah, Hamas and other groups gather in Egyptian capital; negotiations may send Palestinians to the ballot box after 15 years, but observers skeptical
By ToI Staff
Palestinian men prepare an incendiary device to be flown toward Israel, near the Israel-Gaza border east of Al-Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, January 22, 2020. (Ali Ahmed/Flash90)
February 10, 2020, 12:13 pm
For the first time in months, Egyptian security delegation visits the Gaza Strip
Arrival of Cairo officials in coastal enclave comes after Hamas admitted it was rebuked by Egypt over chief Ismail Haniyeh’s visit to Iran
By Adam Rasgon
Palestinians carry a mock coffin bearing the portrait of US President Donald Trump during a demonstration in the West Bank city of Nablus on January 28, 2020. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
January 28, 2020, 10:11 pm
Hamas slams Trump plan as Israeli ‘conspiracy’; Palestinians riot in West Bank
US embassy issues travel warning to West Bank, Gaza, citing high probability of violence; Jordan says the only solution is a plan based on 1967 lines
By ToI Staff
Palestinians prepare incendiary balloons near the city of Jabalia in the Gaza Strip, June 25, 2019. (Hassan Jedi/Flash90)
January 21, 2020, 10:57 pm
Hamas official threatens more explosive balloons into Israel
Recent incendiary attacks launched by disgruntled individuals, not terror group, official claims, but are signals to Israel to pick up pace of informal truce talks
By Agencies
Hamas senior political leader Khalil al-Hayya in Cairo, Egypt on November 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohamed El-Shahed)
January 16, 2020, 8:49 pm
Hamas says it won’t accept Israel dragging feet on lifting Gaza blockade
Senior official Khalil al-Hayya also defends participation of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the funeral of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani
By Adam Rasgon
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