Senior Hamas leaders celebrate after announced the election of Yahya Sinwar for the second time as the leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip on March 10, 2021. The head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, announced the election of Yahya Sinwar for the second time as the leader of the Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip. This comes after four continuous and tense elections. Hamas leader in Gaza Yahya Sinwar overcame his rivals and chose him again to lead Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In the three rounds yesterday, none of the four candidates succeeded in obtaining the required majority, which is 161 of the 320 members of the Shura Council - In the first and second rounds, Sinwar won the first place, but he was short of only one vote in the last round to beat his main rival Nizar Awad Allah. Hamas made a fourth round to settle the result. Photo by Ashraf Amra