Cairo. After the killing of Yahya Sinwar in an Israeli attack, Hamas is considering appointing someone living outside Gaza as its leader. Yahya's brother Mohammed Sinwar is expected to play a major role in the war against Israel. Yahya Sinwar's ally Khalil al-Hayya is seen as a possible successor.
Al-Hayya is currently Hamas' chief negotiator
Al-Hayya is currently Hamas' chief negotiator. Other contenders for leadership include Ismail Haniyya's predecessor Khaled Meshaal and Shura Council chairman Mohammed Darwish. Two Hamas leaders have been killed in less than three months.
Two Hamas leaders have been killed
Ismail Haniyya, who led Hamas for many years, was assassinated in Iran on July 31. Yahya Sinwar, who then took over the leadership of Hamas, was killed by Israeli soldiers on Wednesday. When Sinwar replaced Haniyya, he brought together both military and political leadership in Gaza, but this time it does not seem possible.
Israeli army is taking action by surrounding northern Gaza
After the killing of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza, the Israeli army has sent a new army unit there. This unit will help in the ongoing operation in Gaza's largest refugee area, Jabalia. The Israeli army is taking action with tanks by stopping the movement of normal people there. A large number of air and ground attacks are being carried out by the Israeli army in this area every day.
According to local people, the Israeli army is demolishing dozens of houses here every day. All means of communication, including the Internet, have been cut off in the area. Whereas the Israeli army says that in the two-week operation in Jabalia, it has killed dozens of Hamas fighters and destroyed their hideouts. On Friday, 30 people have been killed in Israeli attacks at several places in Gaza, most of them have been killed in Jabalia.
Three hospitals in northern Gaza are short of fuel, medicines and food
Israel has said that 28 of them were fighters. Meanwhile, there is a shortage of fuel, medicines and food items in three hospitals in northern Gaza. The hospital administration has expressed concern over the lack of basic items to treat a large number of injured and sick people and has appealed to the world community for help. Whereas Israel has said that about 30 truckloads of material have been sent to northern Gaza on Friday. The Israeli army has said that it is not its aim to harm the common people.
Two attackers coming from Jordan were killed
The Israeli army has said that on Friday it killed two attackers who were trying to cross the Jordanian border and enter southern Israel. It is believed that the aim of these people coming to Israel by sea was to attack the civilians. Seeing the people coming from the Dead Sea, the Israeli army warned them to stop but they started firing. Two of them were killed in the retaliatory firing by Israeli soldiers while the rest managed to escape. Israeli soldiers have also been injured in the firing and have been admitted to the hospital.
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