Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Israel’s military is said to have sent telephone messages to the Gaza Strip warning residents against cooperating with the Hamas regime. Hamas said the Israel Army sent messages on the cell phones that urged Palestinians not to obey the Islamist regime in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said the messages […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Hamas, under pressure to find a new headquarters, has sought to reconcile with Syria. Hamas sources said the Executive Council was reaching out to Iran and Syria after nearly two years of suspended relations. The sources said the council was ready to respond to the main demand of Damascus and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Palestinian opposition has been revived in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. A Palestinian youth movement has announced plans for a campaign against the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. The movement, “Rebel Against Injustice,” was established amid an Egyptian crackdown on Hamas and Palestinian militias linked to attacks in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — The Palestinian Authority has threatened to launch a campaign against Hamas. Officials said the PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was examining sanctions against Hamas. They said the options included the severance of reconciliation talks with and financial aid to the Islamist regime in the Gaza Strip. “There will soon be painful […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading U.S. ally in North Africa has hosted two Palestinian groups deemed terrorist by the State Department. Tunisia has welcomed a joint delegation from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On April 4, the delegation met President Moncef Marzouki, who urged the two organizations to unify the Palestinian movement. “They [internal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Egypt has demanded the extradition of three senior Hamas commanders from the Gaza Strip. The Palestinian daily Al Quds reported that Cairo has relayed a request for the transfer of three senior officials from the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip. Al Quds, quoting a senior security official, said Egypt […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — The Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip has been placed on alert for a war in neighboring Egypt. Officials said Hamas has mobilized more than 20,000 troops to maintain the stability of the Gaza Strip in wake of the killing of 16 Egyptian soldiers in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Iran has been pressing to expand its presence in the Gaza Strip. Arab diplomatic sources said the Iranian leadership was urging the Hamas government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh to allow additional military trainers into the Gaza Strip. The sources said Iran, particularly its Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, wants to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has concluded the first phase of leadership elections. The elections were said to have taken place amid increasing tension between the Hamas regime in the Gaza Strip and political bureau chief Khaled Masha’al. Hamas sources said the Palestinian Islamic movement has completed elections in the Gaza Strip. They […]