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Ismail Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh was the top leader of Hamas's political bureau and was one of the most senior officials in the organization, alongside Yahya Sinwar, until his assassination in Tehran on July 31, 2024.

Haniyeh, along with the rest of Hamas's political leadership, was based in Doha, Qatar. After his death, he was replaced as Hamas's leader by Yahya Sinwar.

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 A DEMONSTRATOR holds up a poster of former Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh, at a protest in Sanaa, Yemen, earlier this month.

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