Hamas is willing to risk war to avoid economic collapse
Tensions between Israel and Hamas are surging again, following a string of attacks from Gaza and Israeli retaliation airstrikes.
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Israeli jets strike Hamas targets after mortar launched from Gaza
Israeli planes struck targets in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, the latest tit-for-tat cross-border fighting that has set the restive region on edge.
Al-Aqsa TV: Death to Israel, turn them into body parts, roast them
‘Declaring Al-Asqa TV a terror organization is a precise labeling,’ said Itamar Marcus, director of Palestinian Media Watch (PMW), a media watchdog group, commenting on Netanyahu’s decision to declare the Hamas-affliated Al-Aqsa TV channel a terrorist organization on Wednesday.
EU court rejects Hamas appeal to delist terrorist status
A top EU court on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Hamas for the bloc to delist the Palestinian group as a terrorist organization to allow it to regain access to frozen assets.
Hamas chief warns Netanyahu against Gaza ‘adventure’ as violence ratchets up
The Palestinian terror group Hamas warned Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday against any military ‘adventure’ in the Gaza Strip ahead of Israeli elections next month, as tensions spiraled along the restive frontier with Israel.
Israeli planes strike Gaza targets after balloon bombs hit Israeli towns
The Israel Air Force carried out airstrikes on several targets in the Gaza Strip Tuesday night, after balloons with explosives were flown into Israel earlier in the day.
Israel strikes Hamas posts in Gaza after explosive balloon attack
Israeli jets struck multiple targets in the southern Gaza Strip linked to Hamas late Wednesday, a few hours after an incendiary device from Gaza damaged a home in the Eshkol region.
PA: Hamas, Islamic Jihad behind anti-Abbas protests
The Palestinian Authority and its ruling Fatah faction have begun organizing rallies throughout the West Bank in support of PA President Mahmoud Abbas. The move came in response to recent demonstrations in the Gaza Strip during which protesters condemned Abbas and called for his removal from power.
Islamic Jihad touts new missile that can hit Tel Aviv and beyond
The Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group boasted Sunday evening that it had developed a new missile that can hit beyond Tel Aviv, threatening to turn Israeli cities into ‘hell.’
Newly Appointed Chief of Staff Orders Major Surprise Training Exercise for Israeli Military
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) began a major surprise training exercise on Sunday across Israel, just one month after a new chief of staff was appointed.
State Department uses social media targeted at Iranian citizens to pressure ‘corrupt’ regime
The Trump administration on Tuesday made a direct appeal to the Iranian people to reject what it called the ‘corrupt religious mafia’ running their country, rolling out a targeted social media campaign to paint the government in Tehran as an oppressive force more focused on exporting violence and funding terrorism than caring for its own population.
Qatar warns Hamas it won’t pay for Gaza electricity beyond April
Qatar’s envoy to the Gaza Strip, Mohammad al-Emadi, has warned its Hamas rulers that Doha will not extend payments for the territory’s electricity supply beyond April, the Kan public broadcaster reported Monday night.
Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response
Alert sirens sounded Wednesday evening in a number of Gaza border communities as a rocket launched from the Strip exploded in an open field in southern Israel.
Israel Begins Building Massive Fence on Gaza Border
Israel says it has started construction of a galvanized steel barrier 20 feet high that will run the length of its frontier border with the Gaza Strip.
Abbas to reshuffle government, appoint new PM
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has decided to shake up his government, Palestinian officials say.
After Hamas rejects Qatari aid, Israel girds for violent surge on Gaza border
The Israeli military was gearing up Friday for renewed violence on the Gaza border, a day after Hamas rejected millions in Qatari aid money, ratcheting up tensions on the volatile frontier.
Israel calls on UN Security Council to block Iranian terror funding: ‘Israel will not hold back’
Israel’s United Nations Ambassador Danny Danon called on members of the United Nations Security Council Tuesday to take action to help stop Iran’s funding of global terrorism — and warned that Israel will act if attacked by terrorists.
Iron Dome intercepts rocket fired at Ashkelon from Gaza
Palestinian terrorists in the Gaza Strip fired a single rocket into Israel early Monday, which was intercepted by the Iron Dome system, the army said. There were no reports of injuries.
Islamic Jihad tells Iran: We will create second front in any Israel-Lebanon war
The Iranian-backed Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad has committed to spark an escalation on the southern front if Israel enters a military conflict with Lebanon’s Hezbollah on the north, said the Palestinian faction’s leader, Ziad Nakhala, in an interview to the state-owned Iranian TV channel Al-Alam.
Hamas, Fatah tensions rise; accuse each other of collaborating with Israel
Tensions between Hamas and Fatah have intensified in the past few days as the two Palestinian rival parties continue to exchange allegations and insults.