Khalil Al-Hayya is a Palestinian politician, leader and member of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) In February 2024, he led a Hamas delegation to Egypt to complete talks regarding a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. He obtained a doctorate in Sunnah and Hadith sciences.
He was arrested twice, the first in 1980 for a month and a half, and the second in 1982 for a week, during which he was subjected to severe torture in which he nearly died.