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Yahya Sinwar, head of Hamas in Gaza, greets his supporters upon his arrival at a meeting on the seaside of Gaza City, on April 30, 2022
A TOP political leader of Hamas, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed today that the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar had been “martyred” after being killed by the Israelis.
Mr Sinwar, top of Israel’s most wanted list, became Hamas’s political chief on July 31 when he succeeded Ismail Haniyeh who was assassinated in an Israeli attack in Tehran on July 31.
In a televised statement Mr Hayya spoke of Mr Sinwar as “the fallen martyr,” who “met his end standing brave, with his head held high, holding his firearm, firing until the last breath, until the last moment of his life.”
The colonial mindset behind the governance of the UN is the reason for its inertia when it comes to conflict resolution, argues ROGER McKENZIE – but can China’s Global Governance Initiative point in a new direction of global equality?
As the Alliance of Sahel States and southern African nations advance pan-African goals, the African Union must listen and learn rather than parroting the Western line on these positive developments, writes ROGER McKENZIE
