ARTICLES RELATING TO HAMAS

Hamas shaves teens' 'indecent' hair

2013-04-08 11:04

Police in Hamas-ruled Gaza have started grabbing young men with long or gel-styled spiky hair off the streets, bundling them into jeeps, mocking them and shaving their heads, says a rights group.

Palestinian 'mother of martyrs' dies

2013-03-18 09:07

A Palestinian lawmaker known as the "mother of martyrs" who praised and supported three of her sons who were killed while carrying out deadly attacks against Israelis has died, says a Gaza official.

Egypt flooding Gaza tunnels - Hamas

2013-02-19 20:06

The Gaza Strip's Hamas government and local smugglers are accusing Egypt of flooding cross-border tunnels with sewage water in order to halt a thriving smuggling trade.

Israel arrests 20 of Hamas armed wing

2013-01-31 20:24

Israel's Shin Bet domestic security service and army have announced the arrest of about 20 members of Hamas' armed wing in Hebron.

Malaysian PM on solidarity trip to Gaza

2013-01-22 17:26

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak has pledged solidarity with the Palestinians on his first trip to Gaza, and has backed reconciliation efforts between Hamas and Fatah.

EU Jewish policy 'like 1930s': Lieberman

2012-12-11 12:00
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Israel's Foreign Minister Avigdor Lieberman has criticised Europe, saying its treatment of the Jewish state was comparable to policies during the Holocaust.

Hamas chief visits Gaza

2012-12-07 18:16

The exiled Hamas chief has broken into tears as he arrived in the Gaza Strip for his first ever visit, a landmark trip reflecting his militant group’s growing international acceptance and its defiance of Israel.

Clinton sued over Palestinian aid

2012-11-28 09:00

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and the State Department are being sued for allegedly allowing American aid money meant for the Palestinian Authority to be used by terror groups like Hamas.

Ahmadinejad hails Hamas 'victory'

2012-11-24 14:00
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Iran's President Mahmud Ahmadinejad has congratulated Gaza's Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniya in a telephone call on a "great victory" over Israel.

Israel ready to attack if truce fails

2012-11-22 22:27

Defence Minister Ehud Barak has warned that Israel may resume its attacks on Gaza at any time if a truce that ended a week of bloodshed fails to hold.

Abbas hails Gaza PM 'victory'

2012-11-22 19:35

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has spoken by telephone with Gaza's Hamas Premier Ismail Haniya and congratulated him on his "victory", says a Hamas statement.

Hamas kills suspected 'spies' in street

2012-11-21 09:02

Masked gunmen have publicly shot dead six suspected collaborators with Israel at a large Gaza City intersection, say witnesses.

Gaza crisis underlines Obama's ME dilemma

2012-11-20 13:00

The new eruption of violence between Israel and Palestinian militants from Gaza is a stark reminder for newly re-elected President Barack Obama of unfinished business from his first term.

Israel mulls Gaza truce as toll tops 100

2012-11-20 07:58

Israeli leaders are discussing an Egyptian plan for a truce with Gaza's ruling Hamas, reports say, before a mission by the UN chief to Jerusalem and as the toll from Israeli raids on Gaza rises.

New Israeli strikes push Gaza toll to 42

2012-11-17 22:05
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Two Palestinians have been killed in a new Israeli air strike on central Gaza, raising the death toll in 72 hours of raids to 42, emergency services in the territory say.

Israeli air strikes hit Hamas HQ

2012-11-17 07:26
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Israeli air strikes have hit the cabinet headquarters of Gaza's Hamas government, with eyewitnesses reporting extensive damage to the building.

Egypt to intensify Gaza truce bid

2012-11-16 14:02

Egypt's premier has vowed to intensify Cairo's efforts to secure a truce and has urged world leaders to end Israel's "aggression" in Gaza, during a visit to the Hamas-run enclave.

Israeli attacks claims 5 lives

2012-11-11 08:04

Five Palestinians have been killed and 30 injured by Israeli shelling after militants fired on an Israeli jeep, wounding four soldiers, sources said on one of the deadliest days of fighting for years.

Israel hits Gaza after new rocket salvo

2012-10-08 17:40

Israel says it struck targets in the Gaza Strip after Palestinian militants fired rockets at southern Israel.

Palestine inmate smuggles sperm to wife

2012-08-13 22:26

A Palestinian prisoner has managed to sneak out a sperm sample to his wife who has given birth to a baby boy by Caesarian section.

Egypt buries slain Sinai soldiers

2012-08-07 20:06

Egypt has held the funeral for soldiers slain in the recent border attack, with mourners chanting against the president.

Egypt allowing Palestinians easier entry

2012-07-23 21:16

Egypt is allowing freer entry for Palestinians into the country in an unprecedented move that eases long-imposed travel restrictions, particularly on Gazans.

Hamas vows to kidnap Israel soldiers

2012-04-07 22:30

The leader of the Islamist militant group Hamas has vowed to kidnap more Israeli soldiers to pressure the Jewish state to release Palestinian prisoners.

Tunisia Islamists rule out Israel ties

2012-04-01 21:33

The head of Tunisia's governing Islamist party has said the country cannot normalise ties with Israel, the official TAP news agency reports.

Hamas leader- Gaza truce possible

2012-03-12 18:15

A truce is likely soon in the cross-border hostilities between Israel and Palestinians in Gaza but the timing depends on Israel, a senior Hamas official says.

 

Hamas mixed-sex schools ban takes effect

2013-04-02 13:00

A law banning mixed-sex schooling in the Gaza Strip has entered into force, education minister for Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory, says.

Gaza marathon cancelled over ban on women

2013-03-05 23:28

A UN aid agency has cancelled the Gaza marathon after Hamas banned women runners.

Israel convicts Hamas members

2013-02-14 21:44

An Israeli court has found two senior Hamas members who had taken refuge in Red Cross east Jerusalem offices guilty of "membership of a terror organisation".

Gaza teens graduate military school

2013-01-24 21:41

More than 3 000 Palestinian teenagers have graduated from the ruling Hamas militant group's first high school military training programme in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinians brace for rightwing Israel

2013-01-18 11:00

The Palestinians are bracing for a new right-wing government that Israel's election is expected to produce, hoping that international and domestic moves will strengthen their position.

Gazans mass for Hamas anniversary

2012-12-08 13:01

Tens of thousands of Palestinians have massed in Gaza for a rally marking the 25th anniversary of Hamas to be addressed by the ruling Islamist movement's leader in exile.

Abbas hails 'historic' UN vote

2012-11-30 07:56

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas says a UN vote to make Palestine a non-member state is a "historic" step toward independence alongside Israel.

Back to school in Gaza

2012-11-24 16:00

Tens of thousands of children are returning to school in the Gaza Strip after eight days of cross-border fighting between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, which rules the coastal enclave.

Israel: Tel Aviv bomber arrested

2012-11-22 23:31

Israel's army spokesperson says an Israeli Arab who is a member of Hamas has been arrested for the bus bombing in Tel Aviv.

Gaza conflict scars all children: UN

2012-11-22 21:15

The conflict between Israel and Hamas has left hundreds of thousands of children on both sides traumatised, a UN committee says.

Gazans clean up as truce with Israel holds

2012-11-22 12:04

Gaza residents are clearing rubble and claiming victory, just hours after an Egyptian-brokered truce between Israel and Gaza's Hamas rulers ended the worst cross-border fighting in four years.

Hamas claims Israel stalling Gaza truce

2012-11-20 23:02

A Hamas official says that Egyptian efforts to broker a truce with Israel have been held up because the Israeli government has yet to respond to proposals.

UN Security Council hits deadlock on Gaza

2012-11-20 09:03

The UN Security Council has hit deadlock on a statement on the Gaza conflict with the United States saying it opposes any action that undermines efforts to reach a ceasefire.

Israel launches fresh attacks

2012-11-18 08:33
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Israeli war planes have targeted two media buildings in Gaza City, injuring at least eight journalists, including one who lost his leg.

Israel shoots down Tel Aviv-bound rocket

2012-11-17 18:23

A revolutionary Israeli rocket-defence system knocked down an incoming rocket fired by Gaza militants over the skies of Tel Aviv, eliciting cheers from relieved residents huddled in fear.

Air raid sirens wail in Jerusalem

2012-11-16 17:42

Air raid sirens have just sounded in Jerusalem, signaling a possible rocket attack aimed at Israel's capital, as Hamas claims it fired a Qassam rocket towards the holy city.

Israeli strike kills Hamas military chief

2012-11-14 16:37

Hamas officials in the Gaza Strip say an Israeli airstrike has killed the commander of its military wing.

Sudan does not fear Israel

2012-11-04 16:03

Sudan does not fear Israel and will stand by the Islamist Hamas movement, a vice president has said, after Khartoum denied links between Hamas and a military factory.

Hamas disputes HRW's charges of torture

2012-10-03 20:35

Officials of Gaza's Islamist Hamas government have disputed a Human Rights Watch report accusing Hamas of torture and other abuses of justice in the Palestinian enclave.

Gaza divorcing from territories

2012-08-07 21:48

Gaza is becoming more and more cut off from the rest of the Palestinian territories as hopes of sealing a Fatah-Hamas unity deal fade.

Hamas leader Haniya to meet Morsi

2012-07-25 18:31

Hamas leader Ismail Haniya will visit Egypt for talks with President Mohammed Morsi, his office say.

Hamas fires rockets at Israel

2012-06-19 19:34

The armed wing of Gaza's ruling Hamas movement says it fired 10 rockets at Israel in a rare show of force.

Palestinian ex hunger-striker to Gaza

2012-04-01 21:38

Israel has deported a Palestinian woman prisoner who spent 43 days on hunger strike to the Gaza Strip, under a deal that has been criticised by Palestinians.

Israel-Gaza violence rages into day 4

2012-03-12 19:32

Israel launched more air strikes in the Gaza Strip and Palestinians kept up rocket fire against southern Israel in a fourth day of hostilities in which 23 Palestinians have been killed and 3 Israelis have been seriously wounded.

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