Report: Ismail Haniyeh will run for Hamas chief in party elections

  JERUSALEM  —  Gaza premier Ismail Haniyeh will run to replace Khalid Mashaal as head of Hamas in upcoming party elections, according to press reports. Haniyeh’s recent international tour intends to raise his profile among leaders in the region before elections, Italian news agency AKI reported, quoting Hamas sources. The prime minister in the Hamas-run […]

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Hamas: Leader Khaled Meshaal won’t seek new term

  GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) — The Islamic militant group Hamas says in a statement that their chief, Khaled Meshaal, won’t seek re-election. The Palestinian group urges him to reconsider his decision, saying the issue of who leads the decades-old militant movement should be left to Hamas institutions. Hamas says the decision shouldn’t be […]

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