Hamas is likely to name Qatar-based Khalil al-Hayya as a successor to slain leader Yayha Sinwar, aligning it closer to Iran and giving its main backer more sway in the next stage of the group’s war with Israel.

Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Saturday the death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar will not halt the "Axis of Resistance" and that Hamas would live on.

Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has said Hamas, designated as a terrorist group by the U.S. and EU, "will remain alive" despite the death of its leader, Yahya Sinwar.