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'''Ismail''' Abd al-Salam Ahmed '''Haniyeh''' (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية), also known by the nickname "Abu Al-Abd";<ref>May 6, 2017, Ynet (Heb.) [https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4958045,00.html]</ref> (January 29, 1962 – July 31, 2024) was head of the "Political" Bureau of [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist [[Hamas]] from May 2017 until his death.  He replaced Khaled Mashal in this position.   

'''Ismail''' Abd al-Salam Ahmed '''Haniyeh''' (Arabic: إسماعيل هنية), also known by the nickname "Abu Al-Abd";<ref>May 6, 2017, Ynet (Heb.) [https://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-4958045,00.html]</ref> (January 29, 1962<ref name=ajc>[https://www.ajc.org/news/what-to-know-about-hamas-terror-leader-ismail-haniyeh What to Know About Hamas Terror Leader Ismail Haniyeh], ''AJC'', July 31, 2024</ref> – July 31, 2024) was head of the "Political" Bureau of [[Islamism|Islamist]] terrorist [[Hamas]] from May 2017 until his death.  He replaced Khaled Mashal in this position.   

Previously he was a teacher at UNRWA school.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/fmr-unrwa-official-ahmad-oueidat-schools-rise-palestinian-leadership-hamas-ismail-haniyeh-pflp-talal-naji Former UNRWA Official Ahmad Oueidat: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was A Teacher In One Of Our Schools, As Was PFLP-GC Leader Talal Naji; The West Tried To Corrupt Our Curricula], ''Memri'', Mar 14, 2024</ref>  

Previously he was a teacher at UNRWA school.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/tv/fmr-unrwa-official-ahmad-oueidat-schools-rise-palestinian-leadership-hamas-ismail-haniyeh-pflp-talal-naji Former UNRWA Official Ahmad Oueidat: Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh Was A Teacher In One Of Our Schools, As Was PFLP-GC Leader Talal Naji; The West Tried To Corrupt Our Curricula], ''Memri'', Mar 14, 2024</ref>  

He first served as Prime Minister of the 5th [[Palestinian Authority]], and after the coup in [[Gaza]], he continued to serve as Prime Minister of the terrorist organization Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, contrary to the decision of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who appointed Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister.

He first served as Prime Minister of the 5th [[Palestinian Authority]], and after the coup in [[Gaza]], he continued to serve as Prime Minister of the terrorist organization Hamas, in the Gaza Strip, contrary to the decision of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas, who appointed Salam Fayyad as Prime Minister.

Following the [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7]] atrocities, Israel vowed to hunt down Hamas.

Following the [[Oct 7 War|Oct 7]] atrocities, Israel vowed to hunt down Hamas.<ref name=ajc/>

[[File:Hamas' Haniyeh- "We need the blood of women, children, and the elderly of Gaza".jpeg|thumb|Hamas' Haniyeh- "We need the blood of women, children, and the elderly of Gaza"]]

[[File:Hamas' Haniyeh- "We need the blood of women, children, and the elderly of Gaza".jpeg|thumb|Hamas' Haniyeh- "We need the blood of women, children, and the elderly of Gaza"]]

Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh stated: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref>

Weeks after the Oct 7 attacks, Haniyeh stated: We need Gaza civilian blood.<ref>[https://www.memri.org/reports/hamas-leader-ismail-haniyeh-we-need-blood-women-children-and-elderly-gaza-%E2%80%93-so-it-awakens Hamas Leader Haniya: We Need Gaza Civilian Blood], ''Memri'', Oct 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=ajc/><ref>[https://www.thejc.com/news/israel/hamas-terror-chief-openly-supports-civilian-deaths-in-gaza-knhfr8st Hamas terror chief openly supports civilian deaths in Gaza], The ''JC'', Oct 30, 2023</ref>