How will Khalil al-Hayya’s leadership shape Hamas?

Inside StoryNewly named Hamas leader al-Hayya faces pressure to cede power amid Gaza’s fragile ceasefire.He was a member of a five-man council that led Hamas for almost two years.Now, Khalil al-Hayya has been appointed to head the Palestinian group, which he joined when it was founded four decades ago.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Gaza residents weigh in on election of new Hamas leaderlist 2 of 3Who is Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas’s newly elected political chief?list 3 of 3Hamas’s new leader must bridge a movement divided over Iranend of listHe’s survived a number of Israeli assassination attempts and been detained many times.More recently, he led Palestinian delegations in negotiations to end Israel’s war on Gaza.Al-Hayya takes control as Hamas comes under increasing pressure to cede power – and as more than two million Palestinians are still enduring near-daily Israeli attacks, despite a formal ceasefire.So, how will Hamas’s new leader navigate the realities on the ground?Presenter: James BaysGuests:Ibrahim Fraihat – Professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate StudiesMuhammad Shehada – Senior fellow at the European Council on Foreign RelationsMax Rodenbeck – Israel/Palestine Project Director at the International Crisis Group