Khaled Mashaal

Who are the most senior Hamas, Hezbollah figures left alive? - explainer

In the wake of the devastation suffered by the groups, who are some of the most significant figures remaining in Hamas and Hezbollah?

|BySAM HALPERN
Flags of Hezbollah and Hamas.
HAMAS TERRORIST KHALED MASHAAL speaks during an interview in Doha.

Mashaal to Al Jazeera Forum: Hamas disarming risks making Gazans ‘easy victims to be eliminated'

“In the context that our people are still under occupation, talking about disarmament is an attempt to make our people an easy victim to be eliminated," Hamas’s political leader, Mashaal, said.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, speaks at the conference "Cartography of a Genocide", on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, at Roma Tre University, in Rome, Italy, October 6, 2025.

Francesca Albanese expected to speak at Al Jazeera Forum alongside Hamas leader, Iran's FM - report

Albanese is listed on Al Jazeera's site as a speaker during the forum's third session on its first day, during a panel titled: "The Palestinian Cause in a World Moving Toward Multipolarity."

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The new Hamas spokesperson in front of an ilustrative image of former Hamas spokesperson Abu Obeida's coffin.

In first message from new spokesperson, Hamas admits death of Abu Obeida, Mohammed Sinwar

The new terror spokesperson also confirmed the deaths of Hakham Muhammad Issa al-Issa, Muhammed Shabana, and Ra'ad Sa'ad. The IDF killed all the terror leaders within the past year.

|ByJAMES GENN

'Hamas is being compared to ISIS', former Hamas chief challenged by Arab news host

Khaled Meshaal served as chairman of the political bureau of Hamas between 1996 and 2017.

OCTOBER 20, 2023ByMAARIV
Former head of the Islamic Palestinian organization Hamas, Khaled Mashaal, talks during an interview with Reuters in Doha, Qatar January 30, 2020.

Ex-Hamas chief calls for Arab world to join war against Israel

Ex-Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal said Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt have a bigger duty to support the Palestinians.

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Jordanians gather during a protest in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, near the Israeli embassy in Amman, Jordan October 7, 2023.

Is Jordan planning to restore ties with Hamas?

Hamas has been banned in Jordan since 1999, but an increasing number of voices seem to be joining those calling for this decision to be reversed.

SEPTEMBER 3, 2022ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
Jordanians carry flags and banners during a demonstration to express solidarity with the Palestinian people and to celebrate the Israel-Hamas truce, in Amman, Jordan, May 21, 2021.

Haniyeh reelected to lead Hamas in internal elections - report

AUGUST 1, 2021ByREUTERS, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh attends a meeting with members of international media at his office in Gaza City, June 20, 2019

Khaled Mashaal set to make Hamas leadership comeback, backed by Qatar

Mashaal led Hamas for over 20 years, but may be making a comeback bid as Qatar and Turkey want more influence on the terrorist organization.

DECEMBER 27, 2019ByDONNA RACHEL EDMUNDS
Khaled Mashaal

Five reasons why Israel should care about the Qatar crisis

Israel's image in the region likely can improve amid the current developments.

JUNE 5, 2017BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A man walks past Qatar Airways office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, June 5, 2017

Israeli lawyer sentenced to 7.5 years in jail for smuggling for Hamas

Arab citizen smuggled letters and contraband between the group's leaders in Gaza and security prisoners

APRIL 27, 2017ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
PALESTINIANS WALK near the Israel-Gaza border inside Gaza, where Hamas still holds Israeli citizens.

Hamas leader: Haniyeh to return to Gaza after Qatar stint

Speculation has become rife that Haniyeh will replace Meshaal as Hamas’s top leader and permanently relocate to the Qatari capital.

NOVEMBER 22, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh

The controversial Mohammed Dahlan

AUGUST 9, 2016ByNEVILLE TELLER
The Jerusalem Post

The Palestinian Leadership…To Where?

APRIL 7, 2016ByDR. ALON BEN-MEIR
The Jerusalem Post