Hamas

Hamas says committed to truce as mediators push for Israeli hostage release

Hamas fighters also took 251 hostages, of whom 73 remain in Gaza, including 35 the Israeli military says are dead.

Hamas says Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce

Trump must remember that there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties, says a Hamas leader

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

Hamas was to release more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners

Hamas says its leader in Lebanon killed in air strike

The official National News Agency reported an air strike on Al-Bass near the city of Tyre, saying it was the "first time" the camp had been targeted.

'This is a protest against the Israeli government'

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.

Iran says Hamas leader's killing a costly 'strategic mistake' by Israel

Bagheri accused Israel of wanting "to expand tension, war and conflict to other countries," while asserting it was not in a position to fight Iran.

Factbox / Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

Israel has assassinated or attempted to kill leaders of Hamas and key operatives since the group was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas

Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements

August 1, 2024
August 1, 2024

Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

Israel has assassinated or attempted to kill leaders of Hamas and key operatives since the group was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas

Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car

July 31, 2024
July 31, 2024

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements

November 19, 2023
November 19, 2023

Tentative Gaza deal reached to pause fighting: report

However, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials said no deal had been reached yet.

November 13, 2023
November 13, 2023

Biden’s backing of Israel will come home to roost

The infrastructure of Gaza lies in ruins, leaving civilians to scramble for safety among the debris of their previous lives.

October 31, 2023
October 31, 2023

Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company

It is the first set of sanctions Japan has imposed on Hamas since its deadly rampage on Oct. 7 that Israeli authorities say killed over 1,400 people.

October 28, 2023
October 28, 2023

‘No innocents in Gaza’

Wars force us to recognise that all mortal conflicts come from tribalism.

October 27, 2023
October 27, 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?

October 26, 2023
October 26, 2023

Israel-Palestine conflict: Joe Biden's moral hypocrisy

Without proper investigations, President Biden announced he favours the Israeli version of the stories.

October 23, 2023
October 23, 2023

The British roots of the conflict in Palestine

This isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism