Israel strikes Hamas weapons facility in Syria
The Israeli military said it carried out an air strike on Saturday targeting a weapons depot used by Palestinian militant group Hamas in southern Syria.
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Hamas rejects Trump proposal to take over Gaza
Palestinian militant group Hamas lashed out Wednesday at president Donald Trump鈥檚 shock proposal for the United States to take over the Gaza Strip and resettle its people in other countries, seemingly whether they want to leave or not...
Hamas-Israel complete fourth hostage-prisoner swap
Freed Palestinian inmates were greeted by a cheering crowd in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah on Saturday, after Hamas released three Israeli hostages from the Gaza Strip in the fourth exchange under the group鈥檚 ceasefire deal with Israel...
Hamas to free three Israeli hostages in next ceasefire swap
Hamas and Israel will carry out their fourth hostage-prisoner swap of the Gaza ceasefire on Saturday, with the militant group to free three Israeli captives in exchange for 90 inmates in Israeli jails.
Israel halts prisoner release after Gaza hostages freed
Israel on Thursday suspended the planned release of Palestinian prisoners after Gaza鈥檚 Hamas members freed three Israeli hostages and five Thais amid chaotic scenes....
Israel delaying aid delivery to Gaza, may affect hostage release: Hamas
Two Hamas officials on Wednesday accused Israel of delaying the delivery of vital humanitarian aid to Gaza, as agreed in the ceasefire deal, and warned that it could impact the release of hostages...
Palestinians return to north Gaza
Masses of displaced Palestinians began streaming towards the north of the war-battered Gaza Strip on Monday after Israel and Hamas said they had reached a deal for the release of another six hostages...
Displaced Gazans mass at Israeli barrier waiting to reach north
A vast crowd of Gazans massed near an Israeli military barrier preventing them from heading to their homes in the north on Sunday amid a row between Hamas and Israel over the terms of their ceasefire deal....
Truce deal: Hamas frees four Israeli hostages in Gaza
Four freed Israeli women hostages were home in Israel Saturday, ending more than 15 months of captivity after Hamas militants handed them over to the Red Cross under a truce deal in the Gaza war.
Gaza development put back 60 years by war: UNDP chief
The Israel-Hamas war has put back development in Gaza by 60 years and mobilising the tens of billions of dollars needed for reconstruction will be an uphill task...
Hamas will free four women hostages in next swap
Hamas said on Tuesday it will release four women hostages in the next swap with Israel under the terms of a fragile truce intended to bring to an end to 15 months of war in Gaza...
Hamas, Israel聽 free hostages, prisoners
A fragile ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war was holding Monday, following the dramatic exchange of three hostages for 90 Palestinian prisoners in an agreement aimed at ending more than 15 months of war in Gaza.
Bitter harvests: Gaza ceasefire
TWINNING the terms 鈥榗easefire鈥� and 鈥楪aza鈥� seems not only incongruous but an obscene joke. This is largely because the ceasefire announced on January 15 between Israel and Hamas could have been reached so much earlier by all the concerned parties. But will was lacking in Washington to force Israel鈥檚 hand, and Israeli prime minister...
WHO says needs full Gaza access during Israel-Hamas truce
The World Health Organisation said Sunday it was ready to pour much-needed aid into Gaza during the Israel-Hamas truce, but that it would need 鈥榮ystematic access鈥� across the territory to do so.
Israel-Hamas truce begins
Thousands of displaced, war-weary Gazans set off across the devastated Palestinian territory to return to their home areas on Sunday, after a long-awaited truce between Israel and Hamas took effect following an initial delay.
Israel, Hamas agree deal for Gaza ceasefire, hostage release
Hamas has approved a Gaza truce and hostage release deal, Palestinian sources close to negotiations said Wednesday, after mediator Qatar expressed hope an agreement to end the war could be reached very soon...
Hamas agrees to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal
A Hamas official said Sunday the group was ready to free 34 hostages in the 鈥榝irst phase鈥� of a potential deal with Israel, after Israel said indirect talks on a truce and hostage release agreement had resumed in Qatar...
Hamas, Israel trade blame over delay in finalising Gaza truce deal
Hamas and Israel traded accusations on Wednesday over delays in finalising a ceasefire and hostage release agreement for Gaza, despite continued efforts by mediators to broker a deal in the latest round of negotiations.
Israel strikes kill 30 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said a series of Israeli strikes on Thursday killed at least 30 Palestinians, with the Israeli military confirming it targeted Hamas members in one attack.
Israeli strikes kill 12 in Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Israeli strikes Monday across the territory killed at least 12 people, the majority displaced Palestinians taking shelter in a house in the north...
Israeli officials in Doha for talks on Gaza ceasefire, hostage deal
Israeli officials arrived in Doha in Qatar on Monday for talks aimed at a Gaza ceasefire and a hostage-prisoner exchange between Israel and Hamas...
Qatar resumes Gaza mediation
Qatar has resumed its role as a mediator in efforts to secure a truce in the Israel-Hamas war following a brief suspension, a source with knowledge of the talks said on Thursday...
Hamas, Fatah agree on joint committee to run post-war Gaza
Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas and Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas鈥檚 Fatah party have agreed to create a committee to jointly administer post-war Gaza, negotiators from both sides said on Tuesday...
Hamas says delegation discussed Gaza truce with Egypt
A Hamas delegation discussed a ceasefire in Gaza with Egyptian intelligence officials, two officials from the Palestinian Islamist group said on Monday.
ICC warrant: accountability or polarisation
THE International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants on November 21 for Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, former defence minister Yoav Gallant and Hamas military leader Mohammed Deif, citing alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity linked to the ongoing Gaza conflict. This unprecedented move by the Hague-based court has sent...
UN chief slams 鈥榮ystematic鈥� looting of Gaza humanitarian aid
The United Nations chief on Tuesday denounced the 鈥榮ystematic鈥� looting of humanitarian aid in Gaza, a day after the territory鈥檚 Hamas authorities said 20 people were killed in a security operation targeting such actions...
Hamas says 鈥榬eady for ceasefire鈥� as Israel presses Gaza campaign
A senior Hamas official on Friday said the group is 鈥榬eady for a ceasefire鈥� in Gaza, urging US president-elect Donald Trump to 鈥榩ressure鈥� Israel as it continued to pound the Palestinian territory.
Israel pounds Gaza, Lebanon after Iran strikes
Israel bombarded Hezbollah and Hamas targets in Lebanon and Gaza on Sunday, with no respite in the conflict one day after its strikes on Iran raised fears of a broader war...
Israel鈥檚 assassination campaign
IN RECENT times, Israel鈥檚 geopolitical calculus has taken even more aggressive steps and strategies, executing the high-profile assassinations of Hamas leaders Yahya Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh and Hezbollah鈥檚 Hassan Nasrallah. These killings are part of a broader strategy rooted in Israel鈥檚 longstanding policy of targeted assassinations 鈥� once covert but...
770 people killed in Israel assault on north of Gaza
Gaza鈥檚 civil defence agency said Thursday more than 770 people have been killed in the north of the territory since Israel launched an assault aimed at preventing Hamas from regrouping there.