FILE - Head of the Hamas political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, left, and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attend a protest in Gaza City on June 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)

FILE - Ismail Haniyeh, leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, speaks to journalists after his meeting with Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri, in Beirut, Lebanon, June 28, 2021. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar, File)

FILE - Khaled Mashaal, at the time, leader of the militant group Hamas that has governed Gaza since a 2007 takeover, speaks during a speech held in Doha, Qatar, on Aug. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Osama Faisal, File)

File - In this Oct. 21, 2011, file photo, Yahya Sinwar, a founder of Hamas' military wing, talks during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

FILE - Khalil al-Hayya, a high-ranking Hamas official who has represented the Palestinian militant group in negotiations for a cease-fire and hostage exchange deal, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)