Hamas, the Palestinian movement that runs Gaza, has re-elected Khaled
Meshaal as its political leader, several sources inside Hamas confirmed
to CNN Tuesday.
Meshaal was re-elected as chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau in
Cairo on Monday. Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya will continue to
lead the movement internally inside Gaza.
Based in Qatar, Meshaal has led Hamas in exile. He left the
Palestinian West Bank in 1967 at the age of 11 after Israel moved into
the territory during the Six Day War. Israel, under Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu, attempted to assassinate him in 1997.
Meshaal, who visited Gaza in December on the 25th anniversary of its
founding, then called for reconciliation among Palestinian factions but
offered a singular vision that does not recognize Israel and remains
committed to armed struggle.
Israel, the United States and other Western countries label Hamas a
terrorist organization. The United States also has listed Meshaal as a
terrorist.
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