Hamas military chief back in command after a decade underground

Hamas military chief back in command after a decade underground

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Mohammed Deif has returned as Hamas’ military chief amid the war with Israel. Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Deif ended nearly a decade in the underground to resume his role as Hamas’ military chief. Officials said the community assessed that Deif returned to leadership months after the Israeli […]

Intelligence war: Gaza is the hot zone for spies from Israel, Hamas and Egypt

Intelligence war: Gaza is the hot zone for spies from Israel, Hamas and Egypt

Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has assigned its counter-intelligence crackdown to the Interior Ministry. Officials said Israel was the leading element in recruiting and handling spies in the Gaza Strip. The Internal Security Force has over the last two years became the lead agency for the Hamas Interior Ministry in countering […]

Israel charges Hamas interior minister ordering terror attacks despite ceasefire

Israel charges Hamas interior minister ordering terror attacks despite ceasefire

Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Hamas’ interior minister has been identified as the new leader of insurgency operations in Israel and the West Bank. The Israel Security Agency said Hamas Interior Minister Fathi Hamad was relaying orders for attacks in the West Bank in wake of the mini-war with the Islamist regime in November 2012. […]

Report: Israel needs invasion to stop new Hamas offensive

Report: Israel needs invasion to stop new Hamas offensive

Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel, despite the destruction of missile arsenals, would not be able to stop another war without an invasion of the Gaza Strip, a report said. The Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies asserted that Hamas and its Palestinian militia allies would soon recover from the latest missile war with Israel. […]

Saudis block Hamas elections, leaving Masha’al in power

Saudis block Hamas elections, leaving Masha’al in power

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas has suspended elections for a new leadership in November amid the missile war with Israel and has been examining a proposal to postpone elections for at least another year. Several Arab countries are also said to have hampered Hamas election efforts. The sources cited Saudi Arabia, a former supporter […]

Hamas split over brokered Palestinian unity deal

Hamas split over brokered Palestinian unity deal

Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas’ military is said to have been divided over a reconciliation agreement with the rival Fatah movement. Hamas sources said an agreement brokered by Qatar and signed by political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas has fueled a dispute within the Islamic movement’s Izzedin Kassam military […]