Following the assassination of Hamas’ Qatari-based political leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 in Tehran, which has widely been attributed to Israel, Sinwar has now replaced him as the “political leader” of Hamas, so he will now be in charge of the military and political branches of Hamas. This represents a full embrace of the pro-Iranian approach by Hamas as part of Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance” against Israel, along with its terror proxies. | Following the assassination of Hamas’ Qatari-based political leader Ismail Haniyeh on July 31 in Tehran, which has widely been attributed to Israel, Sinwar has now replaced him as the “political leader” of Hamas, so he will now be in charge of the military and political branches of Hamas. This represents a full embrace of the pro-Iranian approach by Hamas as part of Tehran’s “Axis of Resistance” against Israel, along with its terror proxies. |