Tag: Gaza

Ismail Haniya's election as Hamas chief is another sign that the Islamist movement is seeking to soften its image and ...

Egypt has temporarily reopened the Rafah border crossing, in one direction, to allow hundreds of stranded Palestinians to return to ...

Ismail Haniya has been elected as the new leader of Hamas's political bureau, according to the Palestinian movement's news agency. ...

Ismail Haniya, named Saturday as head of Hamas, is a charismatic leader from the Gaza streets who represents the more ...

Egypt reopened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip for three days starting on Saturday to allow hundreds of ...

Hamas's former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, has been elected overall head of the Palestinian Islamist group, succeeding Khaled Meshaal, ...

The radical Palestinian group Islamic Jihad has rejected Hamas's new policy of easing its stand on Israel and accepting the ...

Israel said Wednesday it had eased restrictions on Gaza fishermen, allowing them to travel up to nine nautical miles off ...

The United States has for several decades played a mediating role in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, while remaining Israel's main supporter. ...

Human Rights Watch on Wednesday condemned the "illegal" detention of two Israeli citizens by Hamas, releasing new details about the ...

Hamas' armed wing on Tuesday gave Israel 24 hours to respond to the demands of hunger-striking prisoners, warning the Jewish ...

Hamas has softened its stance on Israel after long calling for its destruction, but the Palestinian movement must do more ...

Hamas has announced it is taking a softer stance on Israel, having for years called for the state's destruction, in ...

Hamas on Monday unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having called for years for the ...

Hamas was to unveil a new policy document on Monday that eases its stance on Israel after earlier calling for ...

Israelis stood silent for two minutes while sirens wailed across the country on Monday marking an annual day of remembrance ...

US President Donald Trump meets Mahmud Abbas Wednesday for their first face-to-face talks, with the Palestinian leader hoping the billionaire ...

Hamas is to unveil a new version of its controversial founding charter which called for the destruction of Israel in ...

An Israeli rights group warned Thursday that cutting power to the Gaza Strip would have "catastrophic consequences" after Israel said ...

Constant fuel shortages and insufficent infrastructure have brought about a "humanitarian crisis" for Palestinians in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, the ...