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NEWS ABOUT: Mahmoud Abbas

Mahmoud Abbas stories: 109 news summaries

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Abbas Names New PM,
Asks for Gov't

During eerie calm in Gaza, rivals claim post; Hamas extends amnesty

Jun 15, 07 9:59 AM CDT
(Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has asked a former finance minister to form an emergency government, hours after the Hamas-Fatah coalition authority collapsed. Salam Fayyad, an independent legislator, will have to contend with Hamas' Ismail Hayineh, who still lays a claim to the PM's office. More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • amnesty • West Bank • Salam Fayyad • Ismail Haniyeh

Hamas Executes Captives

Palestinian Authority on brink of
collapse as Fatah 'collaborators' shot

Jun 14, 07 9:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Palestinian Authority is teetering on collapse after Hamas declared victory in Gaza, executing captured Fatah leaders accused of collaborating with Israel. The Palestinian government  was dissolved by President Mahmoud Abbas while Fatah militants in the West Bank ominously rounded up Hamas supporters.  More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • execution • West Bank

Palestinian Government Falls

Abbas declares state of emergency following Hamas takeover of Gaza

Jun 14, 07 5:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas is in control of the Gaza strip this evening and Palestine's unity government dissolved, in what the moderate Fatah party is calling a coup d'etat. President Mahmoud Abbas declared a state of emergency in both the West Bank and Gaza, where the hard-line Islamic group seized control of the... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza

Fatah still controls West Bank

Jun 14, 07 6:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas is in control of most of Gaza after a day of fighting in which its forces overran the headquarters of a major paramilitary force loyal to Fatah. The Times reports that Hamas militia surrounded the presidential compound in Gaza City, but president Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Palestinian civil war • West Bank

Hamas Takes Fatah Outposts in Gaza

Abbas decries Hamas coup as escalating bloodshed leaves 37 dead

Jun 12, 07 9:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hamas fighters overpowered Fatah security forces to capture their headquarters in northern Gaza today, as battles raging across the strip for the second day left at least 37 dead, the AP reports. Pro-Fatah soldiers then attacked the main Hamas-run television station, but they were repelled. More »

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Palestinian Authority • Middle East • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • civil war

Israeli Air Strike Hits Near Palestinian
PM's home

Increases tension between factions

May 25, 07 2:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Israeli air strike hit near the Gaza home of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh  today. The Israeli military said that Haniyeh was not the target, though an official said earlier this week that any Hamas leader—including Haniyeh—rmight be attacked if rocket strikes on Israel continue. More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Ismail Haniyeh • airstrike

Palestinian Factions Call Another Truce

Ceasefire is fifth in a week; Israel suffers, launches rocket strikes

May 19, 07 8:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Fatah and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire today for the fifth time in a week, hitting the pause button on a situation that threatens the Palestinian Authority's coalition government. Meanwhile, air strikes in and out of Israel continued, and a source told the Sunday Times of London that Israel was... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah

(Newser) - Violence between the Hamas and Fatah factions has brought the Palestinian territories to the brink of civil war, a situation that now directly involves Israel, which launched air strikes on Gaza today. Earlier, Hamas gunmen killed at least five guards as they attacked the home of a Fatah security chief.... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Fatah • Hosni Mubarak • Palestinian civil war • civil war • violence

Hamas Warns of New Intifada

Apr 30, 07 9:06 AM CDT
(Newser) - The political leader of Hamas is putting Israel on notice: Prepare for another Palestinian uprising if economic and military conditions do not improve. "I warn and under 'warn' I put many red lines," Khaled Meshaal told a Palestinian newspaper. Citing recent Israeli incursions and a year-old Western aid... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Middle East • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • Khaled Meshaal • al Aqsa • intifida

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