Hamas Names Yahya Sinwar, Mastermind of the Oct. 7 Attacks, as Its New Leader in Show of Defiance

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BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel, as its new leader in a dramatic sign of the power of the Palestinian militant group’s hardline wing after his predecessor was killed in a presumed Israeli strike in Iran.

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