Hamas rejects US 鈥榙iktats鈥� in Gaza truce push
Top US diplomat Antony Blinken headed to Israel on Sunday seeking a Gaza ceasefire deal that could help avert a wider war, while a senior Hamas official dismissed 鈥楢merican diktats鈥� in negotiations...
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Haniyeh killing a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� by Israel: Iran
Israel committed a costly 鈥榮trategic mistake鈥� with its killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last week, Iran鈥檚 acting foreign minister told AFP in an interview on Thursday...
Hamas names Sinwar as new leader
Hamas named the alleged mastermind of the deadliest attack in Israeli history as its new leader, further inflaming regional tensions as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday...
Malaysia summons Meta over removed PM posts about Hamas leader
The Malaysian government said Monday it had met with Meta representatives to demand an apology and explanation as to why posts about the death of a Hamas leader...
War clouds in ME
WITH the targeted assassination of Hamas leader, Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on July 30 and a Hezbollah commander in Beirut a day before, the Middle East is once again overcast by the dark clouds of a possible war. Israeli officials are gloating that the head of Hamas, which had carried out the October 7, 2023, strike on Israel, has been killed...
Talks must go beyond hostage negotiations
AS THE war on Gaza rages unabated, European diplomats must step up and use their experience of multiparty diplomacy. The truth is perhaps an uncomfortable one for many: that a genuinely workable solution to this conflict requires an inclusive approach 鈥� one that recognises Hamas鈥檚 role in Palestinian sovereignty...
Jordan FM to hold talks in Iran
Jordan鈥檚 foreign minister Ayman Safadi embarked on a rare visit to Tehran on Sunday as fears of escalation between Iran and Israel grow following the killing of...
Thousands bid farewell as Hamas chief laid to rest
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was buried in Qatar on Friday after his killing in Tehran, an attack blamed on Israel that has heightened regional tensions as the...
Israel turned rogue state: Jordan聽
Jordanian foreign minister Ayman Safadi said on Thursday that Israel had turned 鈥榬ogue鈥� state with its 鈥榓ssassination鈥� of the Hamas political leader and needed to be stopped...
The murder of Ismail Haniyeh
THE 62鈥搚ear-old chairman of Hamas鈥檚 Politburo, murdered during an official visit to Iran, was the organization鈥檚 chief negotiator in talks intended to produce a ceasefire in Gaza and the release of Israeli hostages Hamas holds and Palestinian prisoners held in Israel鈥檚 jails...
Calls for revenge at Iran funeral for Hamas chief Haniyeh
Iran held a funeral ceremony on Thursday with calls for revenge after the killing in Tehran of Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh in a strike blamed on...
Hamas military chief Deif killed in July, says Israel
Israel鈥檚 army confirmed on Thursday that Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif was killed in an air strike in July in the southern Gaza Strip.
Iran to hold funeral for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh
Iran was set to hold funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel...
Nations condemn killing of Hamas leader Haniyeh
The killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in an air strike in Tehran on Wednesday blamed on Israel has stunned the international community...
US 鈥榥ot aware of or involved in鈥� Haniyeh killing: Blinken
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that the United States was 鈥榥ot aware of or involved in鈥� the killing of Hamas鈥檚 political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Iran...
Hamas chief Haniyeh killed in Israeli strike
Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president...
China mediates Palestinian unity
IN AN unprecedented act of unity, 14 Palestinian factions, including Fatah and Hamas, signed the Beijing declaration on July 23, pledging to resolve their differences and bolster Palestinian solidarity. This landmark agreement concluded a three-day reconciliation dialogue held in Beijing from July 21 to 23, facilitated by...
Israel strikes Gaza as military recovers five captive bodies
Israeli strikes hit Gaza on Thursday, killing and injuring people according to Palestinian medical sources, as the military said it had recovered the bodies of five Israelis taken to Gaza by Hamas militants after they were killed on October 7...
Hamas, Fatah announce unity deal in China
Hamas announced Tuesday it had signed an agreement in Beijing with other Palestinian organisations including rivals Fatah to work together for 鈥榥ational unity鈥�, with China describing it as a deal to rule Gaza together once the war ends...
Israel kills Lebanese commander
An Israeli strike killed the commander of a Hamas-allied group in Lebanon鈥檚 Bekaa Valley on Thursday, state media and the group said. Israel confirmed it...
44 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes
The civil defence agency in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said three air strikes killed more than 40 people within an hour across the war-stricken Palestinian territory...
Hamas says pulling out of truce talks after deadly Israeli strike
A Hamas official said Sunday the Palestinian group was withdrawing from Gaza truce talks, following a deadly Israeli strike targeting a Hamas hide out that killed at least 90 Palestinians at a camp...
Israeli attack on Gaza camp kills 71
Hamas-run Gaza鈥檚 health ministry said dozens were killed Saturday in an Israeli strike on a displacement camp in an area where Israel said it targeted Hamas military chief Mohammed Deif...
Hamas for independent Palestinian government in post-war Gaza
Hamas is suggesting during ceasefire negotiations that an independent government of non-partisan figures run Gaza after war and the Israeli-occupied West Bank, a member of the Palestinian Islamist movement鈥檚 political bureau said Friday....
CIA, Mossad chiefs to travel to Doha for Gaza talks
US and Israeli intelligence chiefs are scheduled to travel to Doha on Wednesday for discussions on a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, a source with knowledge of the talks told AFP....
Global propagation targets Qatar
Shady websites are calling for a boycott of Qatar, a New York billboard targeting the Gulf state鈥檚 rulers, and a Vietnamese outfit floating hundreds of slander-ridden Facebook ads...
Deadly strikes on Gaza despite Israel commits to talks
Israel carried out deadly airstrikes in Gaza on Saturday and engaged in combat with Hamas fighters, while to the north it exchanged fire with Hezbollah militants across the Lebanese border...
Seven killed in Israeli West Bank raid
Israeli troops killed seven Palestinians 鈥� with Hamas claiming five as members 鈥� in a raid on Jenin in the occupied West Bank on Friday, officials said.
Heavy fighting rocks Gaza as thousands on move again
Israeli forces bombed and battled Hamas in Gaza City on Wednesday as tens of thousands of Palestinians scrambled for a safe haven after the army issued an evacuation order for a vast swathe in the territory鈥檚 south...
Fighting rages in Gaza City鈥檚 Shujaiya for fourth day
Heavy battles and bombardment hit Gaza City鈥檚 Shujaiya district for a fourth day on Sunday, months after Israel declared Hamas鈥檚 command structure...
