Hamas' new leader: Top priority is to stop Israeli action in Gaza.

date
23/07/2026
The new chairman of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Ismail Haniyeh, delivered his first video speech after taking office on the 22nd, emphasizing that Hamas's top priority now is to completely stop Israel's military operation in the Gaza Strip. Haniyeh said that this task includes completely stopping aggression and killing, achieving Israel's complete withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, and restoring the ability of the Gaza Strip to receive humanitarian aid and accelerate its reconstruction process.