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Hamas named Yahya Sinwar, the Gaza Strip's chief, as its new political leader on Tuesday, following the assassination of his predecessor Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, which has heightened regional tensions. Sinwar, accused by Israel of orchestrating the deadly October 7 attack, is one of Israel's most wanted militants.