GAZA, Feb. 13 (Xinhua) -- The Gaza Strip ruler Hamas government on Sunday urged the Egyptian authorities to open the Rafah crossing point, which has been closed for two weeks amid Egypt's popular protests(抗议). Palestinians in Gaza were harmed...
Israeli soldiers have arrested a number of Hamas politicians in the West Bank. The arrests follow the collapse of indirect negotiations between Israel and the militant Islamist group this week. Hudah Shaer, the wife of former Palestinian Authority D...
Israel says indirect negotiations with the militant Islamic group Hamas have failed. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his government will not accept the group's demands in exchange for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier seized by Palesti...
The State Department confirmed Friday U.S. diplomats have received a letter to President Obama from the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip. The letter was passed to U.S. Senator John Kerry when he visited Gaza Thursday. U.S....
.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, just back from a visit to the Gaza Strip, says he was deeply affected by the destruction and suffering he witnessed. He called on Israel and Hamas to turn their unilateral cease-fires into a lasting peace. U.N. Sec...
The Israeli military has closed in on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip, seeking to kill gunmen loyal to the militant group Hamas. Israeli war planes are pounding targets in Gaza as part of an effort to stop rocket attacks aimed at the Jewis...
By Simon Marks Gaza 25 January 2006 watch Palestinian Election report Palestinians are voting today (Wednesday) in legislative elections that could dramatically reshape the political landscape in the...
By Peter Fedynsky Washington, D.C. 01 February 2006 watch Hamas Future report Casting a ballot in the Palestinian parliamentary election Last week's unexpected, though convincing, Hamas victory in the...
Ross Dunn The new head of the militant Islamic group Hamas in Gaza has criticized President Bush's support for Israel and described him as an enemy of Muslims everywhere. In a fiery speech at Gaza's I...
Hamas Vows Revenge after Israel Assassinates Group's Founder Ross Dunn Tens of thousands of Palestinians have marched in a funeral procession in Gaza for the founder and spiritual leader of the milita...