Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has completed a massive military training course of teenagers, some as young as 15. Hamas said it conducted a military training course for 17,000 youngsters in the Gaza Strip. The Islamic movement, which despite a formal transfer to the Palestinian Authority continues to control the Gaza Strip, said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Former Palestinian Authority security chief Mohammed Dahlan was said to have been threatening the Fatah movement in the Gaza Strip. A senior Fatah official said Dahlan, expelled from Fatah in 2010, was behind a campaign to intimidate thousands of Fatah activists in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip. The official said […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The United Nations reports that virtually none of the $5.4 billion pledged for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip has come through. The UN Refugee and Works Agency reported the halt in the international reconstruction program of the Gaza Strip. UNRWA said it was unable to continue operating amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Yossef Bodansky, Senior Editor, Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs The modern Arab State is gone, rejected by the vast majority of the populace. Libya, Iraq, Syria, and Lebanon are no more, and Jordan and Yemen are not far behind. In their place there have emerged entities based on […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has disclosed plans to expand its sea port for passenger travel. A Hamas ministerial committee said the Gaza City port would be prepared to accept passenger vessels. The panel said the port would serve as a gateway for Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. “We are taking the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas, facing a disgruntled rank-and-file, has eased restrictions on supporters of Al Qaida and Islamic State of Iraq and Levant. Palestinian sources said Hamas, which unofficially continues to control the Gaza Strip, has reduced operations against jihadist militias. They said Hamas security forces were ordered not to arrest Al […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has warned that it could end reconciliation with the rival Fatah movement and formally regain the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian Authority. The Islamic movement has raised the prospect that Hamas would again expel the PA and restore control over the Gaza Strip. In an analysis, Hamas warned […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Hamas has overseen a significant expansion of weapons smuggling tunnels in Egypt. Security sources said Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies have sought to smuggle weapons and fighters through enhanced tunnels from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. They said the tunnels were extended from one to more than three kilometers in an […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas warned that the Gaza Strip could turn into a base for what was termed terrorism. A senior official said Hamas would be unable to stop the transformation of the Gaza Strip into a recruitment center for what he termed “terrorism and extremism.” The official, Khalil Al Haya, urged […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas, under siege by Egypt and Israel, has intensified weapons development and production. Palestinian sources said the Hamas military in the Gaza Strip has diverted resources into arms development and production. They said the decision was prompted by increasing difficulties in smuggling missiles and other weapons from Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. […]