Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed on Wednesday in Iran, was among the most senior members of Hamas’s leadership, a group that is tightly coordinated despite being scattered inside and outside Gaza.
Hamas’s leaders, especially those in Gaza, have repeatedly been targets of Israeli assassination attempts, but the group has swiftly replaced those who have been killed.
The group’s leadership structure is often opaque, but here is a look at what we know about some of Hamas’s most prominent leaders who are either believed to be alive or whose fate is unclear.
Mr. Sinwar is believed to be hiding in the group’s tunnel network beneath Gaza.
A number of Hamas’s leaders in Gaza, including Mr. Sinwar, are seen as more radical than Mr. Haniyeh, the leader who was killed in Iran.
Persons:
Ismail Haniyeh, Yahya Sinwar, Sinwar, Mohammed Deif, Marwan Issa, Haniyeh, “, ”, Hugh Lovatt
Organizations:
Mr, European Council, Foreign Relations
Locations:
Iran, Gaza