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 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 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 Hamas regime has pressed Khaled Masha’al to resign his leadership post. Hamas sources said the regime in the Gaza Strip succeeded in a campaign for Masha’al to resign as head of the movement’s political bureau. They said the 56-year-old Masha’al had already told the political bureau in late […]
Special to WorldTribune.com AMMAN — Despite repeated government denials, Jordan has agreed to accommodate Hamas leaders from neighboring Syria. Islamic sources said Jordan allowed several senior Hamas members to resettle in Jordan from Damascus in late 2011. The sources said Jordan has been under pressure from both Qatar and Saudi Arabia to host the Hamas […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — A U.S. federal appeals court has determined that Hamas employed the United States to derail an Israeli peace initiative with the Palestinians. The federal appeals court in Texas ruled that Hamas invested heavily in its presence in the United States during the 1990s. The 5th Circuit court, in a Dec. […]