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Hamas denounces ‘coup’ after Abbas delays Palestinian election over East Jerusalem dispute with Israel

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said he would delay the upcoming election, citing the Israeli ban on campaign events in East Jerusalem. The militant group Hamas, favored to make gains, called the decision a “coup.” … Read More >Hamas denounces ‘coup’ after Abbas delays Palestinian election over East Jerusalem dispute with Israel

First Two Women Elected as Representatives to the Hamas Political Bureau

Posted on March 15, 2021March 15, 2021By Editor

Since 2007, the Sunni militant organisation, Hamas, has established control over the Gaza Strip territories, with elections taking place in the region for the first time in over a decade. … Read More >First Two Women Elected as Representatives to the Hamas Political Bureau

Arab man accused of passing Israeli missile defense information to Hamas

Posted on March 1, 2021By Editor

Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, announced the arrest of a 43-year-old man with ties to Gaza on Friday over allegations he was spying and providing information on state missile defenses to Hamas. … Read More >Arab man accused of passing Israeli missile defense information to Hamas

Palestinians to Hold First Elections Since Hamas Victory 15 Years Ago, Abbas Says

Posted on January 16, 2021January 16, 2021By Editor

Earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz made a rare move of approving hundreds of Palestinian building permits as he concurrently approved 800 new Israeli settler construction projects in the West Bank. … Read More >Palestinians to Hold First Elections Since Hamas Victory 15 Years Ago, Abbas Says

Israeli Forces Strike Hamas Military Site in Gaza Strip After IDF Vehicle Comes Under Fire

Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021By Editor

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday that they conducted an attack on a military post of Palestine’s Hamas movement in the Gaza Strip after an IDF engineering vehicle came under fire earlier in the day. … Read More >Israeli Forces Strike Hamas Military Site in Gaza Strip After IDF Vehicle Comes Under Fire

IDF strikes multiple ‘terrorist targets’ in Gaza in response to missiles fired into Israel on Christmas (VIDEOS)

Posted on December 26, 2020December 26, 2020By Editor

The Israel Defense Forces have bombed multiple Hamas sites in the Gaza Strip, saying the strikes came in retaliation for a volley of missiles launched from the Palestinian enclave toward Israel on Christmas day. … Read More >IDF strikes multiple ‘terrorist targets’ in Gaza in response to missiles fired into Israel on Christmas (VIDEOS)

EU

France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

Posted on October 21, 2020October 21, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has said that a Hamas-linked Muslim group connected with the beheading of a teacher in Paris will be disbanded. Macron also promised to take “concrete actions” against radical Islamist terrorism. … Read More >France will dissolve pro-Hamas Muslim group, as Islamist crackdown continues – Macron

Partners in Crime: Are Abbas, Hamas and Israel United Against Palestinian Elections?

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

The Palestinian president is bluffing by saying he will be setting dates for legislative, presidential and national council elections, says a member of Fatah, adding that Abbas will never give up on his “absolute powers”. … Read More >Partners in Crime: Are Abbas, Hamas and Israel United Against Palestinian Elections?

Israel ‘Prepping for Escalation’ With Gaza as Hamas and Netanyahu Busy Handling COVID-19

Posted on October 6, 2020October 6, 2020By Editor

Neither Israel nor Hamas are interested in a war, says a Gaza-based expert, stressing that the situation might still spiral out of control, given the deteriorating economic conditions of the Strip. … Read More >Israel ‘Prepping for Escalation’ With Gaza as Hamas and Netanyahu Busy Handling COVID-19

Arrest of Hamas co-founder by Israeli security forces denounced as attempt to undermine Palestinian reconciliation

Posted on October 3, 2020October 3, 2020By Editor

Israeli security forces have arrested senior Hamas leader Hassan Youssef. The two rival Palestinian groups, Hamas and Fatah, have both condemned the move as being politically-charged and a bid to ruin their reconciliation talks. … Read More >Arrest of Hamas co-founder by Israeli security forces denounced as attempt to undermine Palestinian reconciliation