Hamas

Hamas has agreed to disarm. So why is Israel still refusing to leave Gaza?

August 18, 2026 9:20 am

What is behind the conditions laid out by Hamas and Israel? The answer has to do with Israel’s domestic political concerns, rebukes from its longstanding international ally, the US, and the limitations posed by the current state of the conflict.

Why Netanyahu rejected Trump’s Gaza plan, and what Hamas disarmament means

August 09, 2026 8:45 pm

Israel rejects Gaza 15-point plan as Netanyahu says Israeli forces will not withdraw until Hamas fully disarms.

Israel’s October election complicates Gaza roadmap

August 04, 2026 2:49 pm

While Netanyahu has avoided criticising Trump’s plan, his far-right coalition partners have been quick to dismiss an IDF withdrawal, stating their avowed policy of Israeli settlements

A tough road to Hamas disarmament

August 01, 2026 12:40 am

Whatever the fate of Trump’s peace plan, food, medicine and infrastructure material must be allowed to make their way to Gaza, and reconstruction must begin without delay. That should not be hijacked by either Israel or Hamas

Hamas confirms death of military chief Mohammed Odeh in Israeli strike on Gaza

May 28, 2026 3:23 pm

Hamas has confirmed its new military chief, Mohammed Odeh, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza alongside his family, just 11 days after he assumed leadership.

Israeli minister slammed by the West, Netanyahu for taunting detained flotilla activists on camera

May 21, 2026 1:28 pm

Palestinian militant group Hamas has called out Ben-Gvir for the “scenes of abuse and humiliation” of the activists, saying they show Israel’s “moral decadence and sadism.”

Israel says it killed Hamas leader, the 'last architect' of October 7 strike

May 16, 2026 7:15 pm

The Israeli strike was carried out amid continuing hostilities despite a fragile US-backed ceasefire reached in October

Beyond the battlefield: New 300-page report reveals how Hamas used systematic sexual violence as a 'calculated' weapon against Israel

May 13, 2026 10:25 am

The 300-page report documents widespread atrocities used to psychologically traumatize Israeli society.

Israeli strikes kill 30 Palestinians, including children, as Gaza ceasefire inches forward

January 31, 2026 7:02 pm

The series of strikes came a day before the Rafah crossing along the border with Egypt is set to open in Gaza’s southernmost city.

Hamas says it will dissolve its Gaza government when new Palestinian body takes over

January 11, 2026 9:50 pm

Hamas and the rival Palestinian Authority, the Palestinians’ internationally recognized representative, have not announced the names of the technocrats, who are not supposed to be politically affiliated.

In Pics | Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Tehran

August 01, 2024 1:49 am

Haniyeh’s death came just hours after Israel claimed responsibility for killing a top Hezbollah commander in Beirut, raising fears of escalating regional conflict.

Israel strikes Gaza after rockets hit Tel Aviv

March 27, 2019 8:38 am

The attack prompted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to cut short a visit to Washington and return home. He promised a tough response, setting the stage for perhaps the most serious conflict since a 50-day war in 2014

State of Palestine: Hamas hold Gaza City funeral procession for 7 killed fighters

February 01, 2016 2:42 pm