Israelis have railed against new Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar with some hoping he will meet the same fate as his predecessor who was killed last week, AFP reports.

Near Tel Aviv’s Dizengoff Square, whose circular fountain is ringed with tributes to Israel’s Gaza hostages and war dead, Sinwar’s appointment was met with disquiet.

“The choice speaks for itself,” said Hanan, manager of a logistics company, who did not want to give his family name.

“It means that they chose Sinwar and did not see fit to look for someone less militant, someone with a less murderous approach.

“I really hope that his (Sinwar’s) future will be just like the one before him, and quickly,” he said.

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