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Ismail Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh is the top leader of Hamas's political bureau and is one of the most senior officials in the organization, alongside Yahya Sinwar.

While Sinwar is Hamas's chief in Gaza, Haniyeh, along with the rest of Hamas's political leadership, is based in Doha, Qatar.

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