Yahya Sinwar appointed Hamas political leader after assassination of Ismail Haniyeh.
Hamas has a new political leader.
Yahya Sinwar, described by some as a hardline strategist, spent more than two decades in Israeli prisons and now wields unprecedented power within the movement.
His appointment comes a week after the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Israel accuses him of masterminding the October attacks that led to Israel's war on Gaza.
So with Sinwar in charge, what are the prospects for a ceasefire? And how will Hamas balance its political and military ambitions?
Presenter:
Mohamed Jamjoom
Guests:
Omar Rahman – Member of the Middle East Council on Global Affairs, which focuses on Middle East geopolitics and U.S. foreign policy in the region
Beverley Milton-Edwards – Co-author of Hamas: The Quest for Power and former EU special adviser on the Middle East peace process
Norman Finkelstein – Political scientist specializing in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
