New Hamas Leader to Lower Profile

Hamas says it has chosen a new leader following Abdel Aziz Rantisi’s close encounter with an Israeli missile, but the group, “in a break with past policy, refused to give his name. Hamas’ Damascus-based leader Khaled Mashaal reportedly instructed the Gaza leadership to keep the identity of the new appointee secret.”
As Glenn Reynolds would say: Heh.

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