Tag: Hamas
Israel army hit Hamas in response to rocket shelling: IDF
TEL AVIV: The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) confirmed on Saturday that its Air Force had hit several Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in...
US puts Hamas chief on terror blacklist
WASHINGTON: The United States on Wednesday put the head of Palestinian movement Hamas, Ismail Haniya, on its terror blacklist and slapped sanctions on him...
Hamas: not to attend Palestinian meeting on Jerusalem recognition
RAMALLAH: Hamas said on Saturday it would not participate in a meeting of Palestinian leaders to debate responses to the controversial US recognition of...
Hamas leader calls for uprising against Israel in wake of US...
The top leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has called for a new uprising against Israel in the wake of US President Donald Trump's...
Hamas due to end decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday
GAZA CITY: Hamas is due to end its decade-long dominance of Gaza by Friday in its biggest step yet towards Palestinian unity, but hopes raised...
Hamas alleges Israeli spies used Bosnian passports for assassination
GAZA CITY: Hamas on Thursday alleged Israeli spies used Bosnian passports to enter Tunisia and assassinate one of its drone experts as the Palestinian...
Hamas hands over Gaza border crossings to Palestinian Authority control
GAZA: Hamas began ceding control of the Gaza Strip’s border crossings with Israel and Egypt to US-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday under an...
Palestinian unity govt must recognise Israel, disarm Hamas: US
AL-QUDS: A top aide to US President Donald Trump said Thursday that an emerging Palestinian unity government must recognise Israel and disarm Hamas, following...
Deal reached with Palestinian rival ‘Fatah’ says Hamas chief
CAIRO/GAZA: Palestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah have reached a deal over political reconciliation, Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh said in a statement on Thursday...
Hamas appoints military chief as deputy leader
The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has appointed a military official accused of organising multiple deadly attacks against Israelis, as its deputy leader, an official...
Palestinian prime minister visits Gaza in reconciliation move with Hamas
GAZA: The West Bank-based Palestinian prime minister crossed into the Gaza Strip on Monday in a move toward reconciliation between Hamas and the mainstream...
Palestinian PM to visit Gaza next week for reconciliation efforts with...
RAMALLAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES): Palestinian prime minister Rami Hamdallah will travel to the Gaza Strip on October 2 as part of renewed reconciliation efforts with Hamas,...
Hamas names top militant as new leader in Gaza
Hamas has named a top member of its armed wing as its new leader in the Gaza Strip, an official confirmed Monday, placing one...
Hamas sets ‘honey traps’ to hack Israeli soldiers’ phones: army
Using photos of young women and Hebrew slang, the Palestinian militant group Hamas chatted up dozens of Israeli soldiers online, gaining control of their...
Israel air force kills child near Gaza
Israeli planes struck Hamas bases in the Gaza Strip early Saturday, killing a child living near one of the targets and injuring his sister,...
Hamas bans Gaza New Year’s Eve parties
Religious group Hamas has banned public New Year’s Eve parties in the Gaza Strip because they offend the territory’s “values and religious traditions”, police...
Hamas rejects Israel’s disarmament demand
Israel has said that it would press for Hamas's disarmament in indirect talks in Cairo aimed at charting a way forward for Gaza in the wake of a 50-day war that killed more than 2,200 people - almost all Palestinians.
