In the written statement late Tuesday, Sinwar congratulated Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on his reelection and thanked the country for its support for the Palestinian cause.

He also congratulated "the Algerian people's renewed confidence in (Tebboune) to lead the country, wishing God to grant him success and assistance, to serve Algeria and its people," the Palestinian group added.

In power since 2019, Tebboune was re-elected on Sunday with nearly 95 percent of the vote.

Algeria, the Arab representative on the United Nations Security Council, has submitted several draft resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza all of which have been blocked by Israel's main ally the United States.

In May, it circulated a draft resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in Gaza and a halt to Israel’s military operation in the southern city of Rafah.

Sinwar was named the new political bureau chief of Hamas on 6 August, a week after Haniyeh's assassination in an Israeli strike during a visit to Iran to attend the inauguration of the country's new president.

has not been seen since the start of the Israeli war on Gaza and is believed to be alive and hiding inside the Palestinian territory. Israel has vowed to kill him.