Khalid Meshal, a former Hamas leader, became head of the organization.

Previously, the Hamas office outside Palestine was headed by Khaled Meshal and was responsible for communicating with key parties in negotiations with Israel and the release of hostages.

After the liquidation of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas was headed by 68-year-old Khaled Meshal, who had previously headed the group’s representative office outside Palestine. This was reported by the Lebanese broadcasting corporation LBCI, citing sources.

Mashal is now the acting head of the movement and is responsible for communicating with key parties in negotiations for the release of the hostages. He previously served as head of the Hamas politburo from 1996 to 2017, after which he lost leadership to Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran on July 31, 2024, during an Israeli airstrike. Lately Meshal has been living in Qatar.

It was previously reported that Hamas could be headed by Khalil al-Hayya, who lives in Qatar and heads a delegation to negotiate a ceasefire with Israel through international mediation, and also participates in the group’s official meetings with allies abroad.

Recently, the IDF confirmed that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, who was considered the main organizer and ideologist of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, was killed in the Gaza Strip.