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An Israeli air strike hit near the Gaza home of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh today. The Israeli military said that Haniyeh was not the target, though an official said earlier this week...
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The West may be warming to talks with Palestine's radical Hamas party, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The EU is promoting them, and Washington has nudged Egypt to spark Israel-Hamas dialogue,...
View ArticleWho’s Not Happy That bin Laden’s Dead?
Reaction to Osama bin Laden's death is pouring in from around the world—and not everybody's cheering, Reuters reports: Hamas: “We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior,”...
View ArticleKey Hamas Targets Hit by Heaviest Shelling Yet
Israeli aircraft, tanks, and navy gunboats targeted symbols of Hamas control in Gaza City early today in the heaviest night of bombardment in three weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting after Israeli Prime...
View ArticleIsraeli Air Strike Hits Near Palestinian PM's home
An Israeli air strike hit near the Gaza home of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh today. The Israeli military said that Haniyeh was not the target, though an official said earlier this week...
View ArticleAbbas Names New PM, Asks for Gov't
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has asked a former finance minister to form an emergency government, hours after the Hamas-Fatah coalition authority collapsed. Salam Fayyad, an independent...
View ArticleCaptors Threaten to Kill Kidnapped BBC Reporter
A newly released video shows kidnapped BBC reporter Alan Johnston wearing an explosive belt that his captors say will be detonated if a rescue attempt is made. The video deflates hope that Hamas would...
View ArticleFatah, Hamas Unite for Ramadan
Ramadan this year will mark a brief expression of unity for the rival Palestinian governments of Hamas, in Gaza, and Fatah, in the West Bank. The holy month begins today or tomorrow—and deciding the...
View ArticleThe West Warms to Hamas, But Israel Stays Cold
The West may be warming to talks with Palestine's radical Hamas party, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The EU is promoting them, and Washington has nudged Egypt to spark Israel-Hamas dialogue,...
View ArticleWho’s Not Happy That bin Laden’s Dead?
Reaction to Osama bin Laden's death is pouring in from around the world—and not everybody's cheering, Reuters reports: Hamas: “We condemn the assassination and the killing of an Arab holy warrior,”...
View ArticleKey Hamas Targets Hit by Heaviest Shelling Yet
Israeli aircraft, tanks, and navy gunboats targeted symbols of Hamas control in Gaza City early today in the heaviest night of bombardment in three weeks of Israel-Hamas fighting after Israeli Prime...
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