Khalil al-Hayya, a leader of the Palestinian movement Hamas, has been elected the new head of the movement’s political bureau. This was stated in a Hamas statement published on its official Telegram channel.

“Hamas announces the election of Khalil al-Hayya as head of the movement’s political bureau,” the text says. On July 18, Al Hadath TV channel, citing sources, reported that Hamas had held a vote to elect a new head of the political bureau.

The leadership position in Hamas had remained vacant after the killing of Yahya Sinwar in October 2024 as a result of an Israeli strike on a residential building in the city of Rafah in the south of the Palestinian enclave.