Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Hamas and Islamic Jihad have effectively captured the United Nations agency to care for Palestinian refugees, a report said. The Center for Near East Policy Research asserted that Hamas and Jihad controlled the UN Refugee and Works Agency in the Gaza Strip. In a report, the U.S.-based center said Hamas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has been targeting commanders of the war in the Gaza Strip. The military has been attacking commanders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad in the current conflict. Military sources said the operations were based on information from Military Intelligence and the Israel Security Agency. “At the top of […]
Special to WorldTribune.com LONDON — Hamas political leaders have expressed dismay over the transfer of the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority. Palestinian sources said leaders of the Hamas regime were warning their superiors against the reconciliation agreement with the rival Fatah movement. The leaders expressed opposition to the dismantling of the Islamist regime and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — For the first time, Hamas has signaled its readiness to surrender political power in the Gaza Strip. Hamas is said to be examining the prospect of disbanding its regime in the Gaza Strip as part of reconciliation with the Fatah movement. Hamas sources said one scenario would allow the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas intends to remain apart from Palestinian Authority security forces. Palestinian sources said Hamas has rejected the prospect that it would coordinate security operations with the PA. The sources said any deployment of PA forces in the Gaza Strip would come under Hamas control. “One of the challenges facing […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has approved the deployment of 3,000 Palestinian Authority troops in the Gaza Strip. Hamas said 3,000 PA police officers would arrive in the Gaza Strip as part of a reconciliation agreement with the Fatah movement. In a statement, Hamas said it would coordinate with the PA for the […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — A Hamas military commander has been killed in a bombing in the Gaza Strip. The Izzedin Kassam military wing said a field commander was killed in what was termed an accidental explosion. The commander was identified as Ibrahim Nagib Al Ghoul, 30, who died in the southern Gaza city […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Hamas has been training teenagers to help repel any invasion by neighboring Egypt and Israel. The Hamas military recruited thousands of high school students for a six-day course that included shooting and bombings. Instructors came from Hamas’ military wing, Izzedin Kassam, and also focused on teaching the teenagers to […]
Special to WorldTribune.com RAMALLAH — Hamas, under pressure from Egypt’s military, has threatened to renew war against Israel. Hamas said it was preparing for an uprising against Israel that would include suicide attacks. In a statement, Hamas’ military wing, Izzedin Kassam, said the campaign against Israel was meant to save Jerusalem’s Temple Mount. “We’re ready […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Hamas has again been linked to an insurgency plot — this time to assassinate Egyptian Defense Minister Abdul Fatah Sisi. A pro-military daily, El Watan, said authorities foiled a Muslim Brotherhood plot to kill Sisi, deemed Egypt’s de facto leader. The newspaper said Hamas was recruited in the plan to […]