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Senior Hamas members Khaled Mashaal (L), Musa Abu Marzouk (C), and Khalil Al-Hayya attending a meeting between Iran's Foreign Minister and Hamas' political bureau chief, October 31, 2023, Doha, Qatar. (Credit Image: © Iranian Foreign Ministry via ZUMA Press Wire)
May 31, 2026, 11:49 pm
EU sanctions Hamas politburo members along with four settler groups
Bloc names Khaled Mashaal, nine other officials in terror group for ‘promoting, defending’ ‘violence’; move comes day after confirmed sanctions on settler groups
By Nava Freiberg
Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya gives a televised speech about the hostage-ceasefire deal between the Palestinian terror group and Israel, in the Qatari capital of Doha on January 15, 2025. (YouTube screenshot used in accordance with article 27a of the Copyright Law)
May 7, 2026, 6:01 pm
Son of Hamas’s chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya said killed in IDF strike on Gaza City
Terror group accuses Israel of killing 3 police officers after strikes kill Azzam al-Hayya and a senior cop; IDF says terrorist who abducted Mia Schem on Oct. 7 killed in recent strike
By Nurit Yohanan, Emanuel Fabian, Agencies and ToI Staff
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
Top Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya delivers a speech marking the 38th anniversary of the terror group's establishment, December 14, 2025. (Screen capture: X/Al Jazeera)
April 16, 2026, 3:19 pm
US, Hamas reportedly hold direct talks, as Board of Peace disarmament plan stalls
Senior Trump official Lightstone meets with Hayya, as Hamas bucks ceasefire’s 2nd phase requirement that it give up weapons, arguing that Israel violating truce’s first phase
By ToI Staff, Jacob Magid and Emanuel Fabian
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 Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff, right, and White House adviser Jared Kushner arrive before US President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the State Dining Room of the White House, September 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 20, 2025, 11:43 pm
Gaza mediators urge sides to keep truce, after Miami meeting sees little headway on Trump plan
Source says officials from US, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey discussed ways to push Israel, Hamas toward compromise on phase 2, which includes Board of Peace, International Stabilization Force
By Jacob Magid and Agencies
Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike on a car in Gaza City that killed top Hamas official Raed Saad, December 13, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
December 14, 2025, 2:44 pm
Hamas rejects disarmament, confirms senior commander Saad killed in Israeli strike
In speech, top official Khalil al-Hayya also says international force shouldn’t take over Gaza; Hamas accuses ‘agents of the occupation’ of assassinating internal security officer
By Noam Lehmann
People walk by a gutted apartment building where residents used fabric to replace the walls at the Al-Shati camp in Gaza City, November 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
November 20, 2025, 12:52 am
IDF launches airstrikes across Gaza after troops come under fire
Hamas-linked authorities report 25 killed in strikes targeting commander of Hamas’s Zeitoun Battalion and naval chief; EU official says bloc wants to train up to 3,000 Palestinian police
By Emanuel Fabian, Jacob Magid, Agencies and ToI Staff
(L-R) Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. (Collage/AP)
November 19, 2025, 3:00 pm
Witkoff scraps planned meeting with senior Hamas official — diplomat
US envoy cancels trip to Turkey, which had been primarily scheduled around meeting with Zelensky that didn’t pan out; he had planned to discuss efforts to sustain Gaza truce with Hayya
By Jacob Magid
(L-R) Hamas chief negotiator Khalil al-Hayya and US special envoy Steve Witkoff. (Collage/AP)
November 19, 2025, 3:03 am
Witkoff to meet again with senior Hamas leader for talks on Gaza ceasefire — diplomat
While the terror group has shown no interest in disarming, Trump envoy is likely to raise demand during meeting with Khalil al-Hayya, as US works to maintain truce in the Strip
By Jacob Magid
Palestinians watch machinery and some workers from Egypt searching for the bodies of hostages at Hamad City, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 26, 2025. (AP/Jehad Alshrafi)
October 27, 2025, 4:57 am
Israel reported to know location of 9 out of 13 deceased hostages still held in Gaza
Amid stalled handover of bodies, top Hamas negotiator suggests that, despite terms of US-brokered deal, the terror group won’t give up its weapons
By ToI Staff and Agencies
President Donald Trump, center, meets with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani, left, and Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani aboard Air Force One at Al Udeid Air Base in Doha, Qatar, October 25, 2025. (AP/Mark Schiefelbein)
October 26, 2025, 2:46 am
Trump says Hamas withholding bodies of hostages, warns he’s watching ‘very closely’
US president hosts Qatar’s leaders on Air Force One, says Gulf state could send troops to Gaza; in response to warning, Hamas leader pledges expanded search for bodies
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
A billboard shows images of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US President Donald Trump, US Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, in Tel Aviv on October 12, 2025. (REUTERS/Hannah McKay)
October 20, 2025, 1:54 pm
Daily Briefing Oct. 20: Day 745 – Witkoff, Kushner in Israel to keep ceasefire going
Diplomatic correspondent Lazar Berman discusses Hamas attack in Gaza, violation of truce, as diplomatic reporter Nava Freiberg covers Witkoff and Kushner comments on ’60 Minutes’
By Jessica Steinberg, Lazar Berman and Nava Freiberg
US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff (left) and President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner speak with CBS in an excerpt from an interview released on October 17, 2025. (CBS screenshot)
October 20, 2025, 9:40 am
Kushner: Israel must improve Palestinians’ lives if it wants ‘integration’ into region
Envoy says US believes Hamas acting in good faith, searching for remaining hostage bodies; Witkoff: Netanyahu’s phone call with Qatari PM was ‘pivotal’ step in reaching Gaza deal
By ToI Staff
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