Haniyeh lost about 60 members of his family — including three sons since Israel launched its genocidal war on Gaza on October 7.
Haniyeh was seen as a moderate compared to the more hardline members of the Palestinian group. / Photo: Reuters
Appointed to the Hamas top job in 2017, Haniyeh moved between Türkiye and Qatar's capital Doha, escaping the travel curbs of blockaded Gaza. This enabled him to act as a negotiator in ceasefire talks or to talk to Iran. By 2003 he was a trusted Yassin aide, photographed in Yassin's Gaza home holding a phone to the almost completely paralysed Hamas founder's ear so that he could take part in a conversation.Haniyeh was an early advocate of Hamas entering politics. In 1994, he said that forming a political party"would enable Hamas to deal with emerging developments".
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