News - Yemen:  The Political Bureau of Ansarullah congratulates Yahya Sinwar for his appointment as Hamas's political leader. 

In a statement released on Wednesday, Ansarullah praised the successful choice, affirming that it demonstrates Hamas's strength and unity. 

The statement highlighted that Hamas's ability to quickly fill a leadership void is a setback for the Zionist enemy, which had aimed to dismantle Hamas during over 300 days of conflict in Gaza.

It affirmed that the political and military leadership of Hamas and its popular base have proven to be the custodians of the rights of the Palestinian people and their cause.

"We commend this blessed step, and we pray to Allah for our brothers in Hamas for victory and steadfastness under the leadership of the heroic resistance mujahed Yahya Sinwar," the political office of Ansarullah stated.

The statement reiterated Yemen's support for Palestine, its people, cause, and resistance against the Zionist aggression.

In a statement on Tuesday, Hamas announced the selection of Sinwar as head of the movement’s political bureau to succeed Haniyeh.

Haniyeh was assassinated in an attack on his residence in the early hours of July 31, in the Iranian capital Tehran, where he had attended the swearing-in ceremony of Iran’s newly-elected president, Masoud Pezeshkian, a day earlier.

He was the second high-profile Hamas leader to be assassinated by Israel since Operation Al-Aqsa Storm on October 7, 2023, after Salah al-Arouri, who was assassinated in southern Beirut on January 2.

Sinwar, a high-ranking Hamas military commander, previously became the leader of Hamas in the besieged Gaza Strip in February 2017, taking over from Haniyeh.

He was a key architect of the surprise Operation Al-Aqsa Storm that Hamas launched against the occupying regime in response to its decades-long campaign of oppression and devastation against Palestinians.

Sinwar, 61, is also among the top Hamas targets sought by the Israeli regime, which has reportedly put a $400,000 bounty on his head following the October 7 operation.