International news agency reports reveal that Hamas has reached a pivotal moment in its internal elections, having concluded the voting process in three regions. The organization is now poised to select its new political bureau chief. Sources indicate that the next leader will hold the position for one year, marking a unique electoral cycle. Following this term, new elections will be held for the council and leadership structures of the movement, which will last four years.The competition for the political bureau leadership is currently limited to two prominent figures within Hamas: Khaled Mashal and Khalil Al-Hayya. Sources have indicated that Hamas will issue a statement immediately after the election of the new leader, with expectations for this announcement to occur during Ramadan.Additionally, these sources confirmed that Hamas has also finalized the election of a new Shura Council, an advisory body that serves as a vital link between the political bureau and the leadership structures of the movement.According to reports, the election of Hamas’s leader is conducted by a committee comprising over 80 members from the General Shura Council, including the movement’s leader and political bureau members. The recent elections aim to renew internal legitimacy and address leadership gaps created by the assassination of numerous political bureau members, Shura Council members, and field commanders by Israeli forces.Khaled Mashal, who resides outside Palestine, was born in 1956 in the village of Silwad in the occupied West Bank and has previously served as the head of the political bureau. In contrast, Khalil Al-Hayya, born on November 5, 1960, in Gaza City, leads Hamas in the Gaza Strip and concurrently heads the movement’s negotiating team.Following the martyrdom of the former political bureau chief, Ismail Haniyeh, in July 2024, Yahya Sinwar assumed leadership of the movement. However, he was also martyred in October of the same year during clashes with Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip.After Sinwar’s martyrdom, the leadership of Hamas was entrusted to a council composed of five individuals, with the chairmanship held by the head of the General Shura Council, Muhammad Darwish.As the internal electoral process draws to a close Hamas is expected to officially announce the name of its new political bureau chief in the coming weeks likely during Ramadan.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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