Hamas news

IDF avoiding killing certain Hamas officials in Gaza over fear of civil order collapse

Military sources confirmed to Walla that the decision not to target Hamas municipal officials stems from a concern that killing them could lead to the collapse of governing institutions in Gaza.

A HAMAS terrorist stands on a street during Eid al-Fitr in Gaza City.
 Palestinians view the damage after Israeli forces withdrew from the area around Kamal Adwan hospital, amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, in Jabalya, in the northern Gaza Strip October 26, 2024.

IDF: Hamas using northern Gaza hospital as operational center, medical staff as human shields

Picture of Hamas terrorists killed by the IDF on Friday, October 2.

IDF kills Hamas commander who infiltrated Israel on Oct. 7, arrests weapons smugglers in Nablus

A terrorist from the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas movement, gestures inside an underground tunnel in Gaza.

IDF killed two-thirds of terrorists who invaded Israel on October 7, intel chief tells cabinet


When Hamas takes center stage in realm of world opinion

Although the UN General Assembly vote condemning Hamas did not pass, all sides have chalked it up as a victory.

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks to the General Assembly before a vote in the General Assembly June 13, 2018 in New York.

Hamas: Armed struggle against Israel will continue

According to Fatah, the Palestinians have been fighting against the “Zionist project and its hazards for more than 100 years.”

A member of Hamas' military police walks through rubble at a site that was hit by Israeli air strikes in Gaza City on August 9, 2018

Palestinians in Gaza attack Qatari envoy with stones after $15m. payment

The paychecks of the Hamas members, which were being paid through financial aid by Qatar, were passed on in suitcases in a heavily guarded vehicle.

Palestinian children swing at a park in Gaza City November 9, 2018

Who is afraid of Hamas? Another military round is inevitable

Hamas members

Report: Egypt-brokered understanding may end Hamas border violence

Disable Palestinian tries to remove Israeli wire during a protest at the Israel-Gaza border fence in Gaza.

Egypt, U.N. ask Israel to ease up on Hamas

An Egyptian delegation left Gaza on Wednesday and asked Israel to allow one more chance for calm to be restored to the situation, Liberman said.

President of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrives at the United Nations headquarters in New York, September 25, 2018

Senior Hamas official: We don’t want another war with Israel

He denied that Hamas and other Palestinian factions in the Gaza Strip would hold another round of talks in Cairo to discuss Palestinian “national reconciliation” and a truce with Israel.

Hamas militants attend the funeral of members of Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip March 22, 2018.

After Hamas: Why Israel fears a power vacuum in Gaza

At this stage, it appears that Israel prefers to tolerate the proverbial devil it knows.

Palestinian protesters carry tires to burn them during clashes with Israeli troops at Israel-Gaza border, in the southern Gaza Strip April 5, 2018.

A sense of victory by both Hamas and Israel: A recipe for escalation in Gaza?

Seven tips for how Israel can improve its position amid turbulence on the Gaza border.

Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman (left) and Gaza protesters flashing the victory sign

West playing its part in Hamas propaganda war

Such is the calculus of Hamas. Like all autocracies it views its people as wholly dispensable, fodder on the path to a glorious victory.

PALESTINIANS ATTEND a massive protest in Gaza on Friday.