Palestinian militant group Hamas says its top political leader, Ismail Haniyeh, has been killed in his home in Tehran. It blames Israel for the attack, saying it was “a Zionist airstrike on his residence in Tehran after he participated in the inauguration of Iran’s new president”. Iran has not yet given
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Hamas says leader killed in Israel strike in Iran
Hamas said Wednesday its political leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an Israeli strike in Iran, where he was attending the swearing-in of the new president, and vowed the act "will not go unanswered". Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei too threatened "harsh punishment" for Haniyeh's killing, saying: "We consider it
Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages
Israel evaluating new Hamas ideas on halting Gaza war
Hamas has presented mediators Egypt and Qatar with new ‘ideas’ on how to end fighting, which Israeli officials are evaluating.Renewed push is under way to end the bloodshed in Gaza as both Israel and Hamas speak to mediators about a long-stalled ceasefire plan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene a
Hamas official urges US to pressure Israel to end Gaza war
Israel pounds Gaza as Cairo peace talks with Hamas continue
Hamas leaders held a second day of truce talks with Egyptian and Qatari mediators on Sunday, with no apparent progress reported as the Islamist group maintained its demand that any agreement must end the war in Gaza, Palestinian officials said. One Palestinian official, close to the mediation effort, said the Hamas
Gazans break fast without ‘joy of Ramadan’ as Israel-Hamas war grinds on
Hamas raises stakes in Gaza truce talks by calling for Ramadan march
Hamas called on Wednesday for Palestinians to march to Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan, raising the stakes in ongoing negotiations for a truce in Gaza, which U.S. President Joe Biden hopes will be in place by then. The call by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh followed comments by Biden
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says war death toll at 28,473
The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Tuesday that at least 28,473 people have been killed in the territory during more than four months of war between Palestinian militants and Israel. The latest toll includes 133 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said, while 68,146 people have been
Hamas had command tunnel under U.N. Gaza HQ, Israeli military says
Israeli forces have discovered a tunnel network hundreds of metres (yards) long and running partly under UNRWA's Gaza headquarters, the military says, calling it new evidence of Hamas exploitation of the main relief agency for Palestinians. Army engineers took reporters for foreign news outlets through the passages at a time of