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Hamas stories: 272 news summaries

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 Hamas Agrees to Gaza Truce 


Feb 12, 09 9:20 PM CST
(Newser) - Hamas says its negotiators have a reached a deal with Israel for a long-term Gaza truce, Reuters reports. A senior leader said the truce ensures the opening of all commercial crossings and will be announced over the weekend. The Egyptian-brokered pact would replace a tentative truce put in place last... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Egypt • Israel and Palestinians • truce • Arab Israeli conflict

ANALYSIS

 Peace Is Big Loser 
 in Israeli Election 


Feb 11, 09 10:31 AM CST
(Newser) - The indecisive Israeli election will likely produce weeks of wrangling and coalition building, frustrating both Israelis and the Obama administration, which had hoped for an immediate partner in Mideast peace talks, Time reports. Though Tzipi Livni’s centrist Kadima party slightly edged out Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing Likud, he... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Tzipi Livni • Benjamin Netanyahu • Kadima • Likud • Avigdor Lieberman • election • Obama administration • Yisrael Beiteinu

 UN: Hamas Seized 
 Food, Blankets 

Hamas claims aid was going to opponents

Feb 4, 09 9:45 AM CST
(AP) - Hamas police in Gaza seized thousands of blankets and food parcels meant for needy residents, the AP reports, threatening to fracture relations between the international agency that cares for most of Gaza's residents and the territory's militant rulers. A UN spokesman called the incident "absolutely unacceptable." More »

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United Nations • Gaza • Hamas • food aid • humanitarian aid • United Nations Relief and Works Agency

Long-Range Rocket
Strikes Israel

Israel vows 'great force' in response

Feb 3, 09 4:36 AM CST
(Newser) - A long-range rocket fired today from Gaza struck the Israeli city of Ashkelon in the first such attack since the ceasefire began last month, reports CNN. No injuries were reported, but Israel vowed to respond with "great force." Resumed rocket fire from Gaza presents a particular problem for... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • rockets

 Hamas Rivals 
 Violating Ceasefire 

Olmert promises to strike back after rocket attacks

Feb 1, 09 3:35 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel’s military intelligence chief says Hamas “is conducting serious soul-searching on its strategic mistakes and operational failures" in the wake of the Gaza war, the Jerusalem Post reports. Rival Palestinian groups “are challenging the organization and carrying out attacks in order to bring on another escalation,”... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • Israel and Palestinians • Palestinians • ceasefire • Arab Israeli conflict

(Newser) - Gunmen have killed and wounded dozens in the Gaza Strip in an apparent effort by Hamas to regain control of the region, the Guardian reports. Human rights workers say Fatah officials and suspected spies for Israel are among the victims. "We don't know who's doing the killing," one... More »

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Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

Mitchell Calls for Lasting Peace as New Violence Hits Gaza

18 injured in Israeli counterstrike

Jan 29, 09 12:19 PM CST
(Newser) - Fresh violence in Gaza today threatened the fragile ceasefire as George Mitchell called for a lasting truce between Hamas and Israel, AFP reports. An Israeli air strike wounded 18 Palestinians, including 11 children and a pregnant woman. The Israeli army said it was targeting a Hamas policeman responsible for a... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Fatah • George Mitchell • smuggler • weapons • Gaza blockade • Obama administration

OPINION

No Way Mitchell Hits Latest Pitch Out of Park

Bungled baseball steroids report bodes
ill for Mideast efforts

Jan 28, 09 2:23 PM CST
(Newser) - Those who think George Mitchell will achieve progress in the Middle East point to his record of robust diplomacy in Northern Ireland 10 years ago. One hopes, for the sake of peace, that Mitchell follows his work there and not a more recent example, Will Leitch writes for the New ... More »

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steroids • Gaza • Hamas • George Mitchell • Israel and Palestinians • Mitchell Report • Palestinian statehood • Will Leitch • Deadspin • Obama administration

OPINION

Israel, Palestine Need Outside Support for Lasting Fix

Neighbors must be involved: Friedman

Jan 28, 09 12:33 PM CST
(Newser) - The dominant theory holds that the two-state solution is the answer to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But the war in Gaza has pushed tensions past the point where an equitable sharing of geography is enough, argues New York Times columnist Thomas Friedman. He wants a "five-state solution—Palestine, Egypt, Jordan,... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Jordan • Saudi Arabia • King Abdullah • Gaza • Palestine • Hamas • King Abdullah II • Egypt • Thomas Friedman • Arab Israeli conflict

 Israel Bombs Gaza Tunnels 

Escalating violence threatens ceasefire as US envoy heads to region

Jan 28, 09 3:49 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel bombed smuggling tunnels under the Egypt-Gaza border today in response to yesterday's killing of an Israeli soldier, CNN reports. The escalating violence is threatening the fragile ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinians. The strikes occurred just as George Mitchell, President Obama's envoy to the Middle East, was scheduled to... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • IDF • tunnel • airstrike • Gaza Egypt border • Israeli offensive

 Israel Renews Attacks on Gaza 

Air strikes, border closing follow Israeli soldier's border death

Jan 27, 09 1:02 PM CST
(Newser) - In the worst violence since both sides declared ceasefires, Israel today launched new air attacks and sent tanks and bulldozers into Gaza following a border explosion that killed an Israeli soldier, the BBC reports. There has been intense fighting in the south and a Palestinian farmer was killed. Israel closed... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • tanks • Arab Israeli conflict • airstrike • borders • bulldozer

Israeli Soldier Killed in Gaza Border Attack

Militants breaching ceasefire believed
to have set blast

Jan 27, 09 3:51 AM CST
(Newser) - An Israeli soldier has been killed and three wounded by an explosion along Israel's border with the Gaza Strip, reports the BBC. The attack appeared to have been carried out by militants in a breach of last week's ceasefire declaration, although no group has claimed responsibility, according to Palestinian authorities.... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • IDF • ceasefire • Gaza Strip border • Israeli Army

BBC Refusal to Air Gaza Appeal Sparks Uproar

Network fears appearance of bias in charged issue

Jan 25, 09 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - The BBC has been lambasted by politicians, religious leaders and its own staff for the network's refusal to broadcast an appeal for Gaza aid, the Guardian reports. Executives of the publicly funded network say they must adhere to a strict code of impartiality, and that airing the appeal could be... More »

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Israel • Gaza • BBC • Palestine • Hamas • Britain • Arab Israeli conflict • media bias

 US Navy Hunts 
 Hamas Arms Ship 

Iran sends supplies to allies in Gaza

Jan 25, 09 6:35 AM CST
(Newser) - An American naval force is on the trail of a ship believed to be carrying Iranian arms bound for Hamas, the Times of London reports. Iran is working to resupply Hamas fighters in the wake of the three-week Israeli assault on Gaza using vessels purportedly sent to fight piracy along... More »

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Iran • Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Navy • smuggler • Gaza Strip border

Gaza Conflict Triggers Talk
of War Crimes

With battles on pause, new fight begins over legality of assault

Jan 23, 09 9:52 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that its 22-day offensive in Gaza has ended, Israel is facing a new battle—over the legality and morality of its military action. Several human rights groups, in Israel and elsewhere, have accused the army of committing war crimes in Gaza's cities and denying medical care and refuge to... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • war crimes • IDF • Israeli Army

Israelis Near Gaza See Slim— or No—Victory

Residents still fear rockets, think war should have continued

Jan 21, 09 8:18 AM CST
(Newser) - When Israel began its raid of the Gaza Strip three weeks ago, the government said its goal was to end rocket attacks and sniper fire into the country's south. Polls show that most Israelis supported the war, despite the staggering civilian casualties. But in interviews with farmers and other residents... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • rocket attacks • war • Qassam • Sderot

ANALYSIS

 Gaza Faces Years 
 of Reconstruction 

Blockade, destroyed tunnels make rebuilding nearly impossible

Jan 20, 09 8:34 AM CST
(Newser) - Now that the guns have fallen silent in Gaza, the Palestinian enclave faces what might be the most difficult reconstruction project in recent history, writes Patrick Cockburn in the Independent. Rebuilding in the densely populated zone will face two major obstacles: the economic blockade by Israel and Egypt, and the... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Benjamin Netanyahu • tunnels • Gaza blockade • Gaza Strip border • United Nations Relief and Works Agency • post-war reconstruction

(AP) - Uniformed Hamas fighters emerged on Gaza City's streets today as leaders of the group vowed to restore order in the shattered Palestinian territory, the AP reports. Hamas proclaimed victory as Gazans picked through the rubble, which included some 4,100 homes and 1,500 factories valued at nearly $2 billion.... More »

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Middle East • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians


 Israel Speeds 
 Gaza Pullout to 
 Beat Inauguration 

Aim is to get troops out before Obama is inaugurated

Jan 19, 09 9:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel hastened its withdrawal from Gaza today, saying the troops could be out in time for Barack Obama’s inauguration tomorrow—assuming the Palestinians keep their end of the ceasefire. But some rockets were fired after the ceasefire was declared, and Hamas’ armed wing has promised to rearm ASAP, the... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Israel and Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

ANALYSIS

 Israeli Gains in Gaza  
 Are Elusive 

Amid tenuous ceasefire, officials wonder if they have weakened Hamas

Jan 19, 09 7:10 AM CST
(Newser) - As the world waits to see whether the truce declared this weekend in Gaza will hold, Israelis are asking themselves just what the 3 weeks of vicious fighting has achieved. There is hope that damage to tunnels may prevent Hamas from rearming and resuming firing rockets across the border, at... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Arab Israeli conflict • Israeli Army

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