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Zaher Jabarin

Former hostage Rom Braslavski attends a press conference in the Knesset, calling for the establishment of a state commission of inquiry into the events of October 7, on May 11, 2026. (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90)
June 30, 2026, 7:48 pm
‘Have fun in hell’: IDF kills Islamic Jihad man who held Rom Braslavski hostage, abused him
Talel Abd al-Aal is one of three senior terror operatives confirmed killed by the IDF in the past week, along with another top PIJ commander and a Hamas arms smuggler
By Emanuel Fabian, Nurit Yohanan and ToI Staff
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
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
Palestinians celebrate the release of some 90 prisoners set free by Israel in the early hours of January 20, 2025, upon their arrival aboard a Red Cross bus in the Palestinian West Bank town of Beitunia, on the outskirts of Ramallah. (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
January 29, 2025, 11:34 pm
Israel is about to free another 110 prisoners; nobody knows where they are going
Experts are debating whether those let out, including major terror convicts, should be exiled or allowed to stay in West Bank and Gaza, where Israel can keep a close eye on them
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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
Senior Hamas official Zaher Jabarin attends the funeral of the movement's political leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Qatari capital Doha on August 2, 2024. (Mahmud Hams / AFP)
September 19, 2024, 6:33 pm
Little-known Hamas leader seen behind resurgence of West Bank suicide bombings
Analysts say Istanbul-based Zaher Jabarin, now in charge of West Bank terror activity, seeking to prove mettle with return to high-profile attacks
By Gianluca Pacchiani
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