A Saudi channel reported that Khalil al-Hayya received 36 votes in the Hamas leadership election, defeating Khaled Mashal who got 32 votes, with one blank ballot. The vote was among 69 members of Hamas's Shura council. The report, cited by Israeli media, confirms al-Hayya's election as head of the political bureau.
Khalil al-Hayya's election as Hamas political bureau chief was confirmed by a Saudi channel report revealing the vote tally: 36 votes for al-Hayya, 32 for Khaled Mashal, and one blank ballot, out of 69 members of Hamas's Shura council. The report, from Al-Sharq and cited by N12, provides the first detailed breakdown of the internal election.
The election itself was previously reported, and The Zioneer noted that Hezbollah issued a statement congratulating al-Hayya on Monday, calling his election a message of continued resistance. Separately, Channel 14's Noam Amir called for al-Hayya's elimination.
The vote count has not been confirmed by other sources, and Hamas has not officially released the results. The figures remain based on the single Saudi channel report.
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