Hamas confirmed today (29 December) that its armed wing spokesperson, Abu Ubaida, and then Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar were killed in the Gaza war earlier this year. The Israeli military said in May that it had killed Sinwar, the younger brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Three months later, it said it had also […]
Read MoreIsrael said on Thursday (16 October) it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it traded blame with Hamas over violations of a US-mediated ceasefire. A row over the return of bodies of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza retains […]
Read MoreHamas officials were in Egypt on Monday ahead of talks with Israel that the US hopes will lead to a halt in fighting and the freeing of hostages in Gaza. Israeli negotiators were also due to travel to Egypt’s Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh later in the day for talks about freeing hostages, part […]
Read MorePalestinian Islamic Jihad, a hardline ally of Hamas that also holds hostages, on Saturday (4 October) endorsed the group’s response to a US plan to end the war in Gaza – a move that could help pave the way for the release of Israelis still held by both parties. Hamas, the Palestinian militant group that […]
Read MoreHamas has not received US President Donald Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, the Palestinian group which runs the enclave said on Saturday (27 September) as Israeli forces expanded their assault on Gaza City. The comments came after Israeli newspaper Haaretz cited sources saying Hamas had agreed in principle to release all the Israeli hostages it holds […]
Read MoreDOHA: An Israeli attack that targeted Hamas leaders in Qatar this week would not change the Palestinian group’s terms for ending the war in Gaza, an official said on Thursday. Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an airstrike on Doha on Tuesday, in what US officials described as a unilateral escalation […]
Read MoreGAZA CITY: The Palestinian militant group Hamas said Sunday that Israeli hostages would not receive any “special privileges” in the food they are given compared to the rest of the Gazan population. “(Hamas) does not intentionally starve the captives, but they eat the same food our fighters and the general public eat. They will not […]
Read MoreGAZA: Hamas said on Saturday that it would not disarm unless an independent Palestinian state is established — a fresh rebuke to a key Israeli demand to end the war in Gaza. Indirect negotiations between Hamas and Israel aimed at securing a 60-day ceasefire in the Gaza war and deal for the release of hostages […]
Read MoreIran and its regional allies vowed retaliation on Thursday for the deaths of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, raising regional tensions as mourners filled Tehran’s city centre calling for revenge. A public funeral was held for Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital where he was killed early Wednesday in an attack on which […]
Read MoreDOHA: Qatar on Friday is due to hold funeral ceremonies for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has deepened fears of a regional escalation. Haniyeh, the Palestinian armed group’s political chief, had resided in Doha along with other members of the Hamas political office. He will […]
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