Gaza ceasefire expires at midnight with deal to end conflict yet to be reached
Israeli delegation still pushing for demilitarisation of strip but hoping for extension to truce with Hamas, says military official The five-day ceasefire…
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Hague court under western pressure not to open Gaza war crimes inquiry
Potential ICC investigation into actions of both the IDF and Hamas in Gaza has become a fraught political battlefield The international criminal court has…
Gaza talks resume in Cairo as Israel, Hamas truce nears end
A temporary cease-fire between Israel and militants in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip neared expiration with both sides sounding pessimistic about the possibility…
Former Iranian DM: Resistance missile power beyond Israelis’ imagination
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s former defense minister said Palestinian resistance’s missile power is far beyond the Zionist regime’s imagination. Brigadier General Ahmad…
Israel-Hamas truce holding on second day
Calm still prevails in the Gaza Strip on the second day of a five-day extension to a truce between the Palestinian resistance…
Hamas talks of ‘real chance’ for Gaza agreement with Israel
As truce is extended, negotiator says Hamas doesn’t want more death but will only sign deal that meets Palestinian demand Hamas believes there…
Hamas-Israel truce holding despite rocky start
An extension of a ceasefire agreement between Palestinian resistance movement Hamas and Israel is so far in place, despite its shaky beginning.…
Gaza conflict: Israel and Hamas agree to extend ceasefire by five days
Announcement of further period of talks followed by rocket fire targeting southern Israel and Israeli air strikes in retaliation Hamas and Israel…
Gaza: hopes rise of end to war as Hamas ‘optimistic’ of deal with Israel
Smaller Palestinian groups also confident peace agreement can be reached in Cairo talks before ceasefire ends on Wednesday Hopes rose on Tuesday…
Israel-Hamas talks have made no progress: Israel official
A top Israeli official says the ongoing indirect talks between Israeli and Palestinian delegates in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, on a lasting…
Gaza talks: Hamas says Israel not serious about Cairo summit
Negotiations mediated by Egypt in chaos as Israelis say they ‘will not negotiate under fire’ and Palestinians threaten to leave Attempts at…
Israel resumes pounding Gaza Strip after truce expiry
Israel has resumed pounding the Gaza Strip, shortly after the expiry of a 72-hour-long truce between Tel Aviv and the Palestinian resistance…
Israel, Hamas trade threats amid truce countdown, Cairo talks
Israeli officials and Hamas leaders exchanged warnings with a three-day cease-fire set to expire early tomorrow and negotiations in Cairo resuming to…
Mediators race against clock to extend Gaza truce
(Reuters) – Mediators worked against the clock on Thursday to extend a Gaza truce between Israel and the Palestinians as the three-day ceasefire went…
Gazans take stock of damage during ceasefire with Israel – in pictures
A ceasefire between Israel and Hamas is holding for a second day, after a month of fighting Palestinians…
Israel flees from Gaza without achieving goals: Hamas
The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, says Israeli aerial and ground offensive has failed to achieve any of its objectives in the besieged Gaza…
Pentagon says it will continue to arm Israel
The Pentagon says it will not stop arming Israel even if halting the provision of arms could urge the Tel Aviv regime…
Hamas rockets force settlers to flee homes: Report
Some 75 percent of Israeli settlers near the Gaza Strip have reportedly left their homes for the fear of retaliatory Palestinian rocket…
Hamas to UN: Break your silence on Israel crimes!
A senior official form the Palestinian resistance movement has called on the United Nations and other international bodies to break their silence…
Netanyahu: Hamas will pay price for more attacks
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu threatened on Saturday to exact an “intolerable price” from the Gaza Strip’s dominant Hamas Islamists should there…
Hamas says Israeli soldier may have been killed
Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denied capturing an Israeli soldier, saying the missing trooper might have been killed in an Israeli airstrike.…
Netanyahu says Hamas violating its own cease-fire plan
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Hamas is violating its own cease-fire plan as it continues to fire rockets. While Hamas militants who control…
Talks held in Paris for long-term Gaza ceasefire
A major meeting between US Secretary of State John Kerry and other top diplomats, including Turkish FM Ahmet Davutoğlu, has kicked off in Paris to press…
Hamas: No truce unless blockade ends
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Hamas has rejected a ceasefire to end the 16-day Israeli offensive against Gaza unless Israel ends its blockade of…
Israeli air strikes and gun battles with Hamas shatter Gaza frontline village
Less than two miles from Israeli border Zanna residents mourn the dead and dig out bodies from homes reduced to rubble A…
Kerry lands in Israel on Gaza truce mission
Washington’s top diplomat said global efforts to end 16 days of bloodshed in Gaza were progressing Wednesday as the fighting raged on…
Kerry puts onus on Hamas as he seeks end to Gaza fighting
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry put the onus on the Gaza Strip’s Hamas rulers to halt two weeks of fighting with Israel that…
Israeli army confirms deaths of 22 soldiers
Israeli military sources have confirmed the deaths of at least 22 Israeli soldiers since the beginning of offensive against the besieged Gaza…
Hamas says accepts call for 3-hour humanitarian truce in Gaza
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Palestinian Islamist Resistance Movement, Hamas, said on Sunday that it had accepted a proposal for a three-hour humanitarian…
9 members of a family are buried as Gaza toll passes 300
GAZA CITY — Nine members of a single family, including four children, were buried in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, killed…
How the West chose war in Gaza
JERUSALEM — AS Hamas fires rockets at Israeli cities and Israel follows up its extensive airstrikes with a ground operation in the Gaza Strip, the most immediate…
Hamas slams US “green light” for Israeli atrocities
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The US president’s description of Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip as “self-defense” is a green light for the…
Israel targets Hamas officials’ homes
TEHRAN, July 16 (MNA) – Israelis target houses of Hamas authorities in new rounds of airstrikes on Gaza on Wednesday. Houses of…
Hamas warns of surprise attack on Israel in hours
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, warned of launching a surprise attack on Israel in the next few hours. Aka new…
Cartoon: Netanyahu blames Hamas on Gaza casualties!
TEHRAN, July 14 (MNA) – Israel PM, whose country has been attacking Gaza Strip since July 8, has recently blamed Hamas on…
Hamas spokesman: Ceasefire not even on agenda
Gaza, July 14, IRNA – Ceasefire is not even on the agenda of Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zahri said…
Hamas asks for Iran’s support for Palestinians against Israeli aggression
TEHRAN (FNA)- The Palestinian resistance group, Hamas, in a letter to Iranian Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani asked for Tehran’s support against the…
Hamas to retaliate any Israeli attack on Gaza: Official
A senior Hamas official says the Palestinian resistance movement will retaliate against any Israeli offensive on the besieged Gaza Strip. Speaking on…
Palestinian Hamas keen to improve ties with Iran
TEHRAN (FNA)- High-ranking officials of the Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas underlined the key position of Iran on regional and international scenes, and…