Haniyeh Re-elected as Hamas Chief

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters file photo
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters file photo
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Haniyeh Re-elected as Hamas Chief

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters file photo
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh. Reuters file photo

Ismail Haniyeh has been elected to a second term as head of Hamas movement that controls the Gaza Strip, two Palestinian officials told Reuters on Sunday.

"Haniyeh was re-elected as the head of the movement's political office for a second time," one official told Reuters. His term will last four years.

Haniyeh, the group's leader since 2017, has controlled its political activities throughout several armed confrontations with Israel - including an 11-day conflict in May that left over 250 in Gaza and 13 in Israel dead.



Yemen's Houthis Say They Targeted Israel with Ballistic Missiles in Coordination with Iran

Protesters hold weapons, during a demonstration of predominantly Houthi supporters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn US strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Adel Al Khader
Protesters hold weapons, during a demonstration of predominantly Houthi supporters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn US strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Adel Al Khader
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Yemen's Houthis Say They Targeted Israel with Ballistic Missiles in Coordination with Iran

Protesters hold weapons, during a demonstration of predominantly Houthi supporters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn US strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Adel Al Khader
Protesters hold weapons, during a demonstration of predominantly Houthi supporters to show solidarity with Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and to condemn US strikes in Yemen, in Sanaa, Yemen May 30, 2025. REUTERS/Adel Al Khader

Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis said on Sunday that they targeted central Israel's Jaffa with several ballistic missiles in the last 24 hours in coordination with Iran, as Israel and Iran continued to exchange missile attacks.

The group has been launching attacks against Israel, most of which have been intercepted, in what they say is support for Palestinians in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war there.