Poster of Hamas' new leader hung on historic walls, Dilipak wrote: 'The conquest of Anatolia begins from Diyarbakır'

Hamas has elected Yahya Sinwar to replace its political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Tehran. A poster of Hamas' new leader, Sinwar, was hung on the historic walls of Diyarbakır. Islamist writer Abdurrahman Dilipak commented on the poster, saying, "The conquest of Anatolia has begun from Diyarbakır."

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Poster of Hamas' new leader hung on historic walls, Dilipak wrote: 'The conquest of Anatolia begins from Diyarbakır'

Yahya Sinwar, the movement's leader in the Gaza Strip, has been elected to replace Hamas Political Bureau Chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran.

Following Haniyeh's assassination in Iran, groups wishing to protest Israel hung a giant poster of Ismail Haniyeh last week on the Diyarbakır Walls, which are on the UNESCO World Heritage List.

Today, a poster of Hamas' new leader, Yahya Sinwar, was hung on the Diyarbakır Walls. The poster read, "Thousands of greetings from Diyarbakır to the Mujahid leader Yahya Sinwar."

Here are those images:

Poster of Hamas' new leader hung on historic walls, Dilipak wrote:
'The conquest of Anatolia begins from Diyarbakır'https://t.co/lgmU3wsH4D pic.twitter.com/7rmESojoDv
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Islamist writer Abdurrahman Dilipak commented on the poster, saying, "The conquest of Anatolia has begun from Diyarbakır." These remarks by Dilipak on social media drew backlash, with social media users responding, "Who is conquering Anatolia?"