Mohammed Nazzal

Ismail Haniyeh elected new Hamas chief

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was elected chief of the group's political bureau, a Hamas source said on May 6.

Haniyeh was selected in polls that were held on May 6 in both the Gaza Strip and Doha simultaneously via video conference.

He will replace Khaled Meshaal, who has been Hamas political chief since 1996.