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Israel strikes Hamas post in Gaza after rocket attacks
Israeli airstrikes hit Hamas training sites in Gaza early Thursday in response to earlier rocket fire toward Israel from the strip, the Israeli military...
Amnesty report: Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians
Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday that Islamist Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during last...
Israel strikes Gaza after rocket lands near Israeli port of Ashdod
Israeli warplanes early on Wednesday launched missile strikes on military training facilities in the Gaza Strip in response to earlier firing of four rockets...
Amnesty: Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians
Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday that Islamist Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during last...
Report: Hamas committed war crimes against Gaza civilians
Amnesty International said in a report on Wednesday that Islamist Hamas committed war crimes against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip during last...
Egypt names Hamas ‘terrorist group’ further isolating Gaza Strip rulers
An Egyptian court has declared Hamas a “terrorist organisation”, further isolating the rulers of the Gaza Strip who once found a warm welcome...
Egyptian court bans Hamas’ armed wing, lists as terrorist organization
An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organization, a ruling in keeping with a systematic...
Hamas popularity soars after Gaza war, poll finds
The popularity of the Hamas militant group among Palestinians in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip has spiked significantly following the 50-day war with...
In personal plea, top Hamas leader calls on Obama to stop ‘holocaust’ in Gaza
The political chief of Hamas has called on U.S. President Barack Obama to intervene with the Israeli government to “lift the siege” of Gaza...
Hamas leader distances group from Islamic State ‘terrorists’
In an interview with Yahoo News, the political leader of Hamas today vigorously rejected any comparison to Islamic State terrorists and pledged that the...
Palestinian militants execute 18 suspected Israeli ‘informants’ in Gaza
Palestinian militants in Gaza City executed 18 men today for allegedly helping Israel in its six-week assault on the territory, Hamas TV reported.
Rockets fly as Cairo-backed Israel, Gaza peace talks collapse
Egyptian attempts to broker an end to a monthlong war between Israel and Hamas militants collapsed in heavy fighting Tuesday, with Palestinian militants...
Israel and Hamas leave the Cairo negotiation table as rocket fire resumes
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that Israel would stay away from Egyptian-mediated truce talks with Hamas as long as Palestinian rocket...
Middle East crisis: Israel’s main airport to be targeted by Hamas wing
The armed wing of Hamas has threatened an imminent attack on Israel’s main airport in response to Israeli airstrikes on Gaza that have now reportedly...
Hamas member killed by troops in wake of Israeli teens’ deaths
A Palestinian from the militant group Hamas was shot dead when he threw a grenade at forces carrying out an arrest raid in the West Bank hours after the...
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