{"id":15217777,"date":"2026-07-20T14:02:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/hamas-names-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-overall-leader\/"},"modified":"2026-07-20T14:34:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T18:34:31","slug":"hamas-names-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-overall-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/hamas-names-khalil-al-hayya-as-new-overall-leader\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas names Khalil al-Hayya as new overall leader"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Palestinian armed group&#8217;s Qatar-based chief negotiator replaces Yahya Sinwar, who was killed by Israeli forces in Gaza in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/articles\/cx25nzkyj50o?at_medium=RSS&amp;at_campaign=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">NEWS &#8211; WORLD &#8211; MIDDLE EAST &#8211; BBC<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Palestinian armed 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