Two Hamas sources mentioned the Palestinian operator group was shifting in the direction of appointing a Doha-based ruling committee somewhat than a single successor to its chief Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli troops final week.
“The Hamas management’s method is to not appoint a successor to the late chief, the martyr Yahya Sinwar, till their subsequent elections” scheduled for March “if situations allow”, a well-informed supply from the group informed AFP.
A five-member committee that was shaped in August following the assassination of political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran “will take over the management of the group”, the supply added.
The committee was shaped to facilitate decision-making in view of the issue of speaking with Sinwar in Gaza earlier than his dying.
Sinwar was named the Gaza chief of the terrorist group in 2017, earlier than rising to turn out to be the general chief of Hamas after Haniyeh was assassinated in July.
The supply mentioned the committee is made up of representatives of the 2 Palestinian territories and the group, particularly Khalil al-Hayya for Gaza, Zaher Jabarin for the West Financial institution and Khaled Meshaal for Palestinians overseas.
It additionally contains the pinnacle of Hamas’s Shura advisory council Mohammed Darwish and the secretary of the political bureau, who isn’t recognized for safety causes.
All present members of the committee are based mostly in Qatar.
In response to the supply, the committee is tasked with “governing the motion through the warfare and distinctive circumstances, in addition to its future plans”.
He added that it’s authorised to “make strategic selections”.
One other supply from the group mentioned that the Hamas management mentioned a proposal that was made “internally” to nominate a political chief with out saying their title.
However, the supply added, the leaders most well-liked to rule by the committee.
Sinwar was killed by Israeli troops in southern Gaza on Wednesday, greater than a 12 months into the devastating warfare within the territory sparked by Hamas’s October 7 assault.
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