Special to WorldTribune.com A Hamas commander was executed last month for “moral turpitude” (homosexuality). Mahmoud Ishtiwi was tortured and then executed on Feb. 7 after at least one terrorist under his command admitted to having sex with him, according to a New York Times report. Ishtiwi, who is survived by two wives and three children, […]
Special to WorldTribune.com GAZA CITY — Israel has again targeted the commander of Hamas’ military. Israel Air Force fighter-jets struck the home of Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif. The air strike on late Aug. 19 was said to have killed at least two members of Deif’s family in the southern Gaza Strip city of Dir […]
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 […]
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 […]