HAMAS
Gaza crowds surge at Israel border fence, 1 dead 
Israeli troops fired on Gazans surging toward Israel's border fence Friday, killing one person but leaving intact the fragile two-day-old cease-fire between Hamas and the Jewish state.
By Karin Laub and El Deeb , November 23, 2012
Hamas targets Jerusalem in major escalation
Palestinian militants took aim at Jerusalem for the first time Friday, launching a rocket attack on the holy city in a major escalation of hostilities as Israel pressed forward with a relentless campaign of airstrikes in the Gaza Strip.
By Ibrahim Barzak and Josef Federman , November 16, 2012
Palestinians take step toward reconciliation with Hamas
After months of wavering, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas took a decisive step today toward reconciliation with the Islamic militant group Hamas, a move Israel promptly warned would close the door to any future peace talks.
By Ibrahim Barzak and Karin Laub , February 06, 2012
Israel expelled a Hamas lawmaker for seeking refuge in the Red Cross office
Israel has expelled a Hamas lawmaker who was recently arrested after seeking refuge in the Red Cross' office in east Jerusalem. Ahmed Abu Atoun was released from an Israeli military prison Tuesday and expelled to the Palestinian city of Ramallah in the West Bank.
By Associated Press , December 06, 2011
Israeli president begins pardoning Palestinians in exchange for return of Israeli solider held for 5 years
Israel's president today began the process of formally pardoning hundreds of Palestinian prisoners who are to be exchanged for an Israeli soldier held by Gaza militants for five years.
By Ian Deitch , October 15, 2011
Hamas chief:1,027 prisoners to be freed in swap
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal says 450 prisoners will be released within a week, and the rest of 1,027 prisoners two months later in the swap deal that secures the release of Israeli soldier in captivity since 2006.
By Associated Press , October 11, 2011
In Cairo, Palestinian factions talk unity Cabinet
Unity talks between Hamas and Fatah in Cairo broke off Tuesday until next week without agreement over a new Palestinian prime minister, a Palestinian negotiator said.
By Maggie Michael , June 14, 2011
Police, Palestinians clash at Jerusalem holy site
Israeli policemen entered a sensitive Jerusalem holy site Friday and used stun grenades to disperse dozens of Palestinian protesters who were hurling stones at security personnel, police said.
By Associated Press , June 10, 2011
New Mideast flareup possible after Hamas fires 50-plus rockets at Israel
Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 mortar shells into Israel Saturday, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said, raising the prospect of a new Mideast flareup.
By Ian Deitch , March 19, 2011
Hamas warns Israel after Gaza rockets, airstrikes
The militant Islamic Hamas rulers of Gaza warned Israel today that it will escalate hostilities against Israel if tensions don't subside along the Gaza-Israel border, and the shadowy leader of its military wing vowed to make Israel "disappear."
By Ibrahim Barzak , December 25, 2010
Israeli army: Gaza war troops to be disciplined
The Israeli military indicted a soldier Tuesday on a charge of manslaughter during last year’s war in the Gaza Strip — the most serious criminal charge to come out of an internal investigation into the devastating offensive in the Hamas-ruled territory.
By Matti Friedman , July 06, 2010
Hamas spy finds home in California, seeks asylum
Mosab Hassan Yousef says he will be killed if he is deported from the United States to the West Bank. The oldest son of one of Hamas' founders, he was an Israeli spy for a decade, and he abandoned Islam for Christianity, further marking him a traitor.
By Elliot Spagat , June 29, 2010
Palestinians vow new push for war crimes report
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Sunday he is pushing for a vote on a United Nation’s report that accuses both Israel and Hamas of war crimes during the Gaza war, reversing a decision that has left him at the lowest point of his presidency.
By Amy Teibel , October 12, 2009
Hamas leader welcomes Obama’s new Mideast approach
The leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas says he welcomes President Barack Obama’s new approach to the Middle East, but is waiting to see action.
By Associated Press , June 25, 2009
Hamas official says Obama should talk to militants
An exiled Hamas leader urged Barack Obama on Monday to talk directly with the militant group, saying it is the representative of the Palestinian people and the American president’s drive for Mideast peace is impossible without them.
By Albert Aji , June 08, 2009
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