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'''Khalil al-Hayya''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: خليل الحية) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the [[List of leaders of Hamas|deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau]] since August 2024, succeeding [[Saleh al-Arouri]]. He also was [[Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council|elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council]] since January 2006 as a representative of [[Gaza City]]. He resided in the neighborhood of [[Shuja'iyya]]. |
'''Khalil al-Hayya''' ([[Arabic language|Arabic]]: خليل الحية) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the [[List of leaders of Hamas|deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau]] since August 2024, succeeding [[Saleh al-Arouri]]. He also was [[Current members of Palestinian Legislative Council|elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council]] since January 2006 as a representative of [[Gaza City]]. He resided in the neighborhood of [[Shuja'iyya]]. |
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Khalil al-Hayya said they [[2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel|attacked Israel on October 7th]] since it was necessary to "change the entire equation and not just have a clash," he also said: “We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Hubbard |first=Ben |last2=Abi-Habib |first2=Maria |date=2023-11-08 |title=Behind Hamas’s Bloody Gambit to Create a ‘Permanent’ State of War |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/08/world/middleeast/hamas-israel-gaza-war.html |access-date=2024-01-02 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Speaking to the [[New York Times]], he said that Hamas's goal is not "to run Gaza and bring it water and electricity" but to renew attention on the Palestinian cause,<ref>{{Cite web |website=Times of Israel | date=8 November 2023 |title=Hamas members tell NYT they hope for ‘permanent’ war, do not care about running Gaza |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/hamas-members-tell-nyt-they-hope-for-permanent-war-do-not-care-about-running-gaza/}}</ref> and he said Hamas began October 7 to tell people that the Palestinian cause would not die.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hamas says purpose of massacres was a ‘permanent’ state of war on Israel’s borders |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-it-staged-massacres-to-cause-permanent-state-of-war-on-israels-borders/}}</ref> |
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Seven or eight of his relatives, including two of his brothers, were killed by Israeli strikes on his home in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=al-Mughrabi |first=Nidal |date=20 May 2007 |title=Israel kills 9; 8 in raid on Hamas official's home |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/20/idUSL20271081._CH_.2400 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727215758/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/20/idUSL20271081._CH_.2400 |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=B'Tselem |date=24 May 2007 |title=B'Tselem calls for criminal investigation into Gaza bombing |url=http://electronicintifada.net/content/btselem-calls-criminal-investigation-gaza-bombing/3244 |publisher=Electronic Intifada}}</ref> One of his sons was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 2008 while leading [[Al-Qassam Brigades|a rocket brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-28-3462899240_x.htm|title=Israel kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza|date=28 February 2008|first=Ibrahim|last=Barzak|author2=Karin Laub|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3512689,00.html|title=Hamas leader 'thanks God' for son's death|work=Ynet|date=28 February 2008}}</ref> Another son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were killed by an airstrike on his home in July 2014 during the [[2014 Gaza War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/gaza-thousands-flee-israeli-bombardment|title='Death and horror' in Gaza as thousands flee Israeli bombardment: Fiercest fighting yet as Israel widens ground offensive and faces accusations of war crimes over rising number of civilian deaths|first=Peter|last=Beaumont|author2=Harriet Sherwood|publisher=Guardian (UK)|date=20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/IDF-House-of-Hamas-official-targeted-in-overnight-Gaza-strikes-363127|title=IDF: House of Hamas official targeted in overnight Gaza strikes|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imemc.org/article/68542|title=Nine More Palestinians Killed, Medics Targeted Again|date=20 July 2014|first=Saed|last=Bannoura|publisher=IMEMC News}}</ref> |
Seven or eight of his relatives, including two of his brothers, were killed by Israeli strikes on his home in 2007.<ref>{{cite news |last=al-Mughrabi |first=Nidal |date=20 May 2007 |title=Israel kills 9; 8 in raid on Hamas official's home |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/20/idUSL20271081._CH_.2400 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140727215758/http://www.reuters.com/article/2007/05/20/idUSL20271081._CH_.2400 |archive-date=27 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=B'Tselem |date=24 May 2007 |title=B'Tselem calls for criminal investigation into Gaza bombing |url=http://electronicintifada.net/content/btselem-calls-criminal-investigation-gaza-bombing/3244 |publisher=Electronic Intifada}}</ref> One of his sons was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 2008 while leading [[Al-Qassam Brigades|a rocket brigade]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/news/world/2008-02-28-3462899240_x.htm|title=Israel kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza|date=28 February 2008|first=Ibrahim|last=Barzak|author2=Karin Laub|publisher=Associated Press}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3512689,00.html|title=Hamas leader 'thanks God' for son's death|work=Ynet|date=28 February 2008}}</ref> Another son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were killed by an airstrike on his home in July 2014 during the [[2014 Gaza War]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jul/20/gaza-thousands-flee-israeli-bombardment|title='Death and horror' in Gaza as thousands flee Israeli bombardment: Fiercest fighting yet as Israel widens ground offensive and faces accusations of war crimes over rising number of civilian deaths|first=Peter|last=Beaumont|author2=Harriet Sherwood|publisher=Guardian (UK)|date=20 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.jpost.com/Breaking-News/IDF-House-of-Hamas-official-targeted-in-overnight-Gaza-strikes-363127|title=IDF: House of Hamas official targeted in overnight Gaza strikes|newspaper=Jerusalem Post|date=17 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.imemc.org/article/68542|title=Nine More Palestinians Killed, Medics Targeted Again|date=20 July 2014|first=Saed|last=Bannoura|publisher=IMEMC News}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 01:37, 2 September 2024
Khalil al-Hayya | |
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| Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau | |
| Assumed office 6 August 2024 | |
| Chairman | Yahya Sinwar |
| Preceded by | Saleh al-Arouri |
| Member of the Palestinian Legislative Council | |
| Assumed office 25 January 2006 | |
| Constituency | Gaza City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 November 1960[1] Gaza, Palestine |
| Political party | Hamas |
| Alma mater | Islamic University in Gaza University in Jordan |
Khalil al-Hayya (Arabic: خليل الحية) is a Palestinian politician who has served as the deputy chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau since August 2024, succeeding Saleh al-Arouri. He also was elected to the Palestinian Legislative Council since January 2006 as a representative of Gaza City. He resided in the neighborhood of Shuja'iyya.
Khalil al-Hayya said they attacked Israel on October 7th since it was necessary to "change the entire equation and not just have a clash," he also said: “We succeeded in putting the Palestinian issue back on the table, and now no one in the region is experiencing calm."[2] Speaking to the New York Times, he said that Hamas's goal is not "to run Gaza and bring it water and electricity" but to renew attention on the Palestinian cause,[3] and he said Hamas began October 7 to tell people that the Palestinian cause would not die.[4]
Seven or eight of his relatives, including two of his brothers, were killed by Israeli strikes on his home in 2007.[5][6] One of his sons was killed by an Israeli airstrike in 2008 while leading a rocket brigade.[7][8] Another son, daughter-in-law, and grandson were killed by an airstrike on his home in July 2014 during the 2014 Gaza War.[9][10][11]
Khalil al-Hayya has called on the United Nations to recognize Palestine within its pre-1948 borders.[12]
See also
References
- ^ Khalil al-Hayya
- ^ Hubbard, Ben; Abi-Habib, Maria (2023-11-08). "Behind Hamas's Bloody Gambit to Create a 'Permanent' State of War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-01-02.
- ^ "Hamas members tell NYT they hope for 'permanent' war, do not care about running Gaza". Times of Israel. 8 November 2023.
- ^ "Hamas says purpose of massacres was a 'permanent' state of war on Israel's borders".
- ^ al-Mughrabi, Nidal (20 May 2007). "Israel kills 9; 8 in raid on Hamas official's home". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014.
- ^ B'Tselem (24 May 2007). "B'Tselem calls for criminal investigation into Gaza bombing". Electronic Intifada.
- ^ Barzak, Ibrahim; Karin Laub (28 February 2008). "Israel kills 20 Palestinians in Gaza". Associated Press.
- ^ "Hamas leader 'thanks God' for son's death". Ynet. 28 February 2008.
- ^ Beaumont, Peter; Harriet Sherwood (20 July 2014). "'Death and horror' in Gaza as thousands flee Israeli bombardment: Fiercest fighting yet as Israel widens ground offensive and faces accusations of war crimes over rising number of civilian deaths". Guardian (UK).
- ^ "IDF: House of Hamas official targeted in overnight Gaza strikes". Jerusalem Post. 17 July 2014.
- ^ Bannoura, Saed (20 July 2014). "Nine More Palestinians Killed, Medics Targeted Again". IMEMC News.
- ^ Agence-France Presse (18 September 2011). "Hamas rejects U.N. bid, saying it compromises 'historical Palestine'". Al Arabiya. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
External links
- "Hamas official: No elections without West Bank freedoms". Bethlehem: Ma'an. 6 March 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
- Khatib, Abed Rahim (3 February 2010). "Senior Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya meets senior Fatah leader Nabil Shaath in Gaza City". Demotix. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
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