Occupied Palestine (QNN)- The Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Monday that Khaled Mashal has been elected to lead the movement abroad, and Musa Abu Marzouq has been elected as a deputy president.
The movement said in a statement issued on Monday that the election of Mashal came as part of the movement's internal elections, which are organized periodically.
The statement added that Hamas is proud of the democratic process inside the movement.
The movement had announced on March 10 that Yahya Sinwar was elected to lead it in Gaza.
US Vice President JD Vance claimed that more humanitarian aid is now entering the Gaza Strip than at any time in the past five years. Palestinians, however, rejected this claim, confirming that Israel continues to impose restrictions on the entry of aid despite the ceasefire.
France has rejected a visa to prominent human rights advocate and Director-General of Al-Haq, Shahwan Jabarin, who was scheduled to address the European Parliament’s human rights committee in Strasbourg, a move that “undermining efforts towards accountability and advocacy for Palestinian rights.”
The US Senate blocked on Wednesday two resolutions that would have stopped the sale of some $450 million in bombs and bulldozers to Israel, amid the assaults on Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.