02:19Residents of the El Buss Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, held a rally to celebrate the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas on Tuesday.
Footage shows people joining the celebratory rally celebrating Sinwar's victory and in remembrance of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July. Participants can be seen walking through the streets, chanting in support of Sinwar and denouncing Israel.
"The usurping Israeli occupation believed that if they killed the martyr, leader Ismail Haniyeh, they could break this movement, and put pressure to diminish the group. However, thanks to God Almighty, today we unanimously chose the leader Yahya Sinwar to lead this movement. It is a message to this occupation that the leader of al-Aqsa flood and the mastermind behind the great flood of October 7 is the leader of this movement which will pursue the path of the first leaders of resistance," said Abdelmadjid Awad, a Hamas political official in Tyre.
"Today is a great event that saw the election of a new leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas. It is a great victory for the Palestinians and the resistance project," remarked Mohammed Abdel Aal, Tyre's Islamic Jihad Relations official remarked.
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it has named the group's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, following the death of Ismail Haniyeh.
The movement noted in a statement that it "expresses its confidence in brother Abi Ibrahim as its leader at a sensitive phase, and complex internal, regional, and international conditions."
Tensions escalated sharply in the Middle East after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukur were killed just hours apart in Beirut and Tehran last week. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promised Israel would receive a 'harsh punishment' over the death of Haniyeh. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed a response was 'inevitable' for the killing of Shukur.
On Thursday, IDF spokesperson Hagari denied Israel had launched an airstrike on Tehran against Haniyeh, while Tel Aviv claimed responsibility for the attack that killed Shukur in Beirut. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) claimed Shukur was behind an attack on the Golan Heights on July 27 which killed 12 children. Hezbollah blames a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.
The killing of Ismail Haniyeh was mourned and condemned by several countries and movements, including Russia, Syria, Qatar, the Taliban and Hezbollah. The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
Haniyeh first joined Hamas when it was founded in 1987 and became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 civilians, according to Israeli officials.
In Gaza, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 Palestinians and injuring more than 91,000 since October 7.
'Mastermind behind the great flood of October 7' - Hamas supporters in Lebanon's El Buss camp hail Sinwar as new Hamas leader
Residents of the El Buss Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, held a rally to celebrate the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas on Tuesday.
Footage shows people joining the celebratory rally celebrating Sinwar's victory and in remembrance of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July. Participants can be seen walking through the streets, chanting in support of Sinwar and denouncing Israel.
"The usurping Israeli occupation believed that if they killed the martyr, leader Ismail Haniyeh, they could break this movement, and put pressure to diminish the group. However, thanks to God Almighty, today we unanimously chose the leader Yahya Sinwar to lead this movement. It is a message to this occupation that the leader of al-Aqsa flood and the mastermind behind the great flood of October 7 is the leader of this movement which will pursue the path of the first leaders of resistance," said Abdelmadjid Awad, a Hamas political official in Tyre.
"Today is a great event that saw the election of a new leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas. It is a great victory for the Palestinians and the resistance project," remarked Mohammed Abdel Aal, Tyre's Islamic Jihad Relations official remarked.
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it has named the group's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, following the death of Ismail Haniyeh.
The movement noted in a statement that it "expresses its confidence in brother Abi Ibrahim as its leader at a sensitive phase, and complex internal, regional, and international conditions."
Tensions escalated sharply in the Middle East after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukur were killed just hours apart in Beirut and Tehran last week. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promised Israel would receive a 'harsh punishment' over the death of Haniyeh. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed a response was 'inevitable' for the killing of Shukur.
On Thursday, IDF spokesperson Hagari denied Israel had launched an airstrike on Tehran against Haniyeh, while Tel Aviv claimed responsibility for the attack that killed Shukur in Beirut. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) claimed Shukur was behind an attack on the Golan Heights on July 27 which killed 12 children. Hezbollah blames a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.
The killing of Ismail Haniyeh was mourned and condemned by several countries and movements, including Russia, Syria, Qatar, the Taliban and Hezbollah. The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
Haniyeh first joined Hamas when it was founded in 1987 and became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 civilians, according to Israeli officials.
In Gaza, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 Palestinians and injuring more than 91,000 since October 7.
Residents of the El Buss Palestinian refugee camp near the city of Tyre in southern Lebanon, held a rally to celebrate the appointment of Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of Hamas on Tuesday.
Footage shows people joining the celebratory rally celebrating Sinwar's victory and in remembrance of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh, who was killed in Tehran in July. Participants can be seen walking through the streets, chanting in support of Sinwar and denouncing Israel.
"The usurping Israeli occupation believed that if they killed the martyr, leader Ismail Haniyeh, they could break this movement, and put pressure to diminish the group. However, thanks to God Almighty, today we unanimously chose the leader Yahya Sinwar to lead this movement. It is a message to this occupation that the leader of al-Aqsa flood and the mastermind behind the great flood of October 7 is the leader of this movement which will pursue the path of the first leaders of resistance," said Abdelmadjid Awad, a Hamas political official in Tyre.
"Today is a great event that saw the election of a new leader of the Islamic resistance movement Hamas. It is a great victory for the Palestinians and the resistance project," remarked Mohammed Abdel Aal, Tyre's Islamic Jihad Relations official remarked.
Hamas announced on Tuesday that it has named the group's leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar as its new leader, following the death of Ismail Haniyeh.
The movement noted in a statement that it "expresses its confidence in brother Abi Ibrahim as its leader at a sensitive phase, and complex internal, regional, and international conditions."
Tensions escalated sharply in the Middle East after Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh and senior Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukur were killed just hours apart in Beirut and Tehran last week. Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei promised Israel would receive a 'harsh punishment' over the death of Haniyeh. Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah vowed a response was 'inevitable' for the killing of Shukur.
On Thursday, IDF spokesperson Hagari denied Israel had launched an airstrike on Tehran against Haniyeh, while Tel Aviv claimed responsibility for the attack that killed Shukur in Beirut. The Israel Defence Force (IDF) claimed Shukur was behind an attack on the Golan Heights on July 27 which killed 12 children. Hezbollah blames a projectile from Israel's own Iron Dome defence system which it said had been attempting to take down rocket fire directed at Israeli military installations.
The killing of Ismail Haniyeh was mourned and condemned by several countries and movements, including Russia, Syria, Qatar, the Taliban and Hezbollah. The Hamas political leader was a key figure in ongoing talks regarding a ceasefire in Gaza.
Haniyeh first joined Hamas when it was founded in 1987 and became Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority 2006-2014.
Fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza broke out after the Palestinian group launched an unprecedented attack on southern Israel on October 7, killing 1,139 people, mostly civilians, and kidnapping over 200 civilians, according to Israeli officials.
In Gaza, the Israeli army launched a large-scale campaign of airstrikes and ground incursion, killing at least 39,000 Palestinians and injuring more than 91,000 since October 7.