Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has ordered security agencies to quell Western fashion in the Gaza Strip. Officials said the Interior Ministry has outlined standards of dress for young Muslims that rule out Western styles or haircuts. They said the ministry has recruited both the police and security forces for the campaign. “They […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas plans to renew efforts to establish diplomatic and other relations with the West. Hamas leaders said Arab allies were lobbying the European Union and United States to establish ties with the Islamist regime in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas leaders said the focus was for Western nations to […]
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. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com JERUSALEM — Israel’s intelligence community has determined that Hamas was using security forces for rocket attacks against Israel. The open-source arm of the intelligence community asserted that many of those killed in Israel Air Force strikes during the mini-war in November 2012 were members of the Hamas security forces. The Intelligence and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has set security priorities, promising to stabilize the Gaza Strip and groom a force to fight Israel. Interior Minister Fathi Hamad said Hamas would use its security forces for domestic stability and protection of the Islamic regime. Hamad said the 20,000-member force would also search for agents of neighboring […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has deemed a Hamas minister a major player in the weapons smuggling industry in the Gaza Strip. The Treasury Department has determined that Interior Minister Fathi Hamad was playing a key role in the weapons industry in the Gaza Strip. The department said Hamad was given responsibility […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime has launched an effort to bolster civil defense amid the increasing prospect of war with Israel. Officials said the Hamas Interior Ministry conducted an exercise throughout the Gaza Strip on Jan. 4 that tested civil defense capabilities. They said the scenarios included Israeli air and ground […]