Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s new leader? Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new

Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s new leader? Hamas on Monday named Khalil al-Hayya, one of the founding members of the Palestinian militant group, as its new leader. Hayya is seen as a respected and pragmatic Hamas veteran “who doesn’t get carried away easily”.