Hardliner Yehiya Sinwar named as new Hamas leader in Gaza Strip
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Hamas has named one of its most hardline figures as its new leader in the Gaza Strip, a move analysts say is a sign of the growing influence of the group's military wing.
Yehiya Sinwar was released from an Israeli jail in October 2011 as part of a prisoner exchange deal with Hamas.
He had been serving a life sentence for the murder of Palestinians suspected of collaboration with Israel, and was accused of overseeing the torture and killing of a fellow Hamas commander in Gaza last year.
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