Hamas

Hamas stages first West Bank march since 2007

157 days ago

The Islamic militant group Hamas staged on Thursday its first public demonstration in the West Bank since 2007, illustrating its improving ties with the rival Fatah movement after a five-year rift.

Gaza's tunnels rebound from Israeli offensive

158 days ago

Although Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi comes from the Muslim Brotherhood, the parent movement of Hamas, it has not thrown open the border, fearful of alienating its top aid patron, the U.S.

Israeli PM: Hamas leader seeks to destroy Israel

161 days ago

Israel's prime minister says comments by the leader of Hamas shows that the Palestinian militant group wants to destroy Israel.

Crowds greet Hamas chief on 1st-ever Gaza visit

163 days ago

The assassination came at a time of heavy Israeli-Palestinian fighting that saw Hamas suicide bombers detonate their explosives inside buses, restaurants and other public places across Israel.

Hamas is accused of turning its weapons on rivals in Gaza

164 days ago

Hamas and Fatah have long been rivals, but their estrangement has intensified since June 2007, when Hamas expelled Fatah from Gaza in a violent coup after winning democratic elections the year...

Khaled Meshaal's visit to Gaza another sign of Hamas' rise

164 days ago

In recent years, however, Hamas officials have hinted that they could moderate their views in exchange for greater diplomatic influence and an end to the Israel-imposed blockade of the Gaza Strip.

Even moderate Palestinians agree Hamas is winning leadership battle

165 days ago

In the meantime, Hamas, which refused to recognize Israel's right to exist, rose in prominence, winning a majority of seats in Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006.

Official: Hamas leader Mashaal set to visit Gaza

169 days ago

A senior Hamas official in Gaza says the Islamic militant group's leader is poised to pay his first visit ever to the coastal strip.

U.S. dilemma at UN - undermining Palestinian statehood may strengthen Hamas

172 days ago

And those internal divisions are only likely to deepen now that Hamas has emerged as the stronger Palestinian political force, supported by U.S. allies Egypt, Qatar and Turkey.

Arms shipment from Libya to Gaza seized as talks continue over details of...

173 days ago

While Israeli mediators have said that one condition of the agreement is a halt to Hamas smuggling weapons, a senior Hamas member in Gaza told McClatchy that there was no such agreement.

Oil prices fall as Israel-Hamas truce holds

175 days ago

The price of oil fell Monday as a truce between Israel and the militant group Hamas that stopped fighting in the Gaza Strip appeared to hold despite a confrontation late last week.

Envoy to Mideast had talked to Hamas

175 days ago

The United Nations, the U.S. and other Western governments renounced any dialogue with Hamas after the Islamist group won Palestinian parliamentary elections in 2006.

U.N. envoy to Middle East acknowledges 'quiet engagements' with Hamas

175 days ago

Last week's cease-fire, which called for Israel to ease its blockade of Gaza, raised questions about whether the isolation of Hamas can continue.

Two powers, Qatar and Iran, try to sway Hamas

177 days ago

The reminder of Hamas' reliance on Iran for weapons could help smooth a relationship that has been running through a rough patch because of the civil war in Syria, Iran's top ally.

Hamas emerges with gains from Israeli offensive

178 days ago

Foreign ministers from the region rushed to Gaza over the past week to show support for Hamas, while the U.S. and Israel grudgingly acknowledged Hamas' central role by conducting indirect talks.