2024 in Review: The future of Hamas in Gaza
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 3 January 2025
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
As the year wraps up, we're looking back at ten of the episodes that defined our year at The Take. This originally aired on October 22. None of the dates, titles, or other references have been changed.
Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh were killed by Israel, leaving the group to debate a successor. And, as Israel’s war on Gaza continues, questions remain about what lies ahead for Gaza’s leadership and its people.
In this episode:
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Diana Buttu (@dianabuttu), Lawyer and Al-Shabaka Board Member
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Khaled Soltan, Chloe K. Li, and Sarí el-Khalili with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Mohannad Al-Melhem, Cole Van Miltenburg, Duha Mosaad, Hagir Saleh, and our host, Malika Bilal.
Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Aya Elmileik. Munera Al Dosari, Vienna Maglio and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers.
Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | Al Jazeera Podcasts. |
| 0:07.0 | Hi, Malika Bilal here. |
| 0:13.2 | As we begin 2025, we're taking a last look back at the stories that defined our year in |
| 0:19.3 | 2024. |
| 0:23.6 | This story from our year in review is the killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. For Israelis, it marked the elimination of a man seen as |
| 0:30.7 | the mastermind behind the unprecedented attack on October 7, 2023. For Palestinians, during a series of high-profile assassinations by Israel, |
| 0:41.1 | Sinwater's death carried a different weight. |
| 0:44.0 | A video released by the Israeli military appeared to show Sinwater's defiance in his final moments. |
| 0:50.6 | It became a defining image of 2024, |
| 0:53.0 | and a reminder of Sinwater's ability |
| 0:55.6 | to shape events in Gaza and beyond. |
| 0:59.0 | We spoke with lawyer Deanna Butu |
| 1:01.3 | about what Sinwater's death revealed |
| 1:03.8 | about the future of Hamas. |
| 1:06.9 | This episode originally aired on October 22, 2024. |
| 1:11.8 | All dates and references reflect that time. |
| 1:15.6 | Here's the show. |
| 1:21.4 | Today, is Hamas at a crossroads? |
| 1:27.6 | Even without naming somebody, the movement continues |
| 1:31.0 | because it's a movement for freedom, |
| 1:33.1 | for liberation, for an end to Israel's military rule. |
| 1:36.6 | With two of Hamas' leaders killed by Israel, |
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