Mohammed Deif, the leader of Hamas’ military wing, said “Operation Al-Aqsa Storm,” was a response to activity at the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem that is the third holiest site in Islam.

Why Hamas and Israel reached this moment now — and what comes next The conflict is expected to escalate even further in the coming days. But for now, Hamas sees itself with the upper hand.

Hamas also opposes a new system to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza, set up by the U.S and Israel using a private American company, which began operations last week. Gaza's Health Ministry said ...

EXCLUSIVE — The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) is facing a new threat as Hamas terrorists allegedly place bounties on the heads of its workers, including U.S. security personnel and local ...

Hamas is still holding about 100 hostages, including seven Americans, in Gaza following the group’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel, where extreme violence and bloodshed claimed the lives of at ...

Hamas remains the dominant Palestinian power in Gaza even after 15 months of Israeli bombardment, holding sway in displacement camps and refusing to surrender. Skip to content Skip to site index.

Middle East conflict . Israel’s military launched a large-scale bombing campaign on the Gaza Strip on March 18, breaking the fragile ceasefire with Hamas that had been in place since late January.

Hamas on Saturday said that it has responded to a Gaza ceasefire plan put forward by the US, repeating its call for an end to the war, in a move the US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff called ...

A senior Hamas figure in Gaza has accused US President Donald Trump of “blatant double standards” in his demand for the immediate release of hostages still held in Gaza – but told CNN that ...

Israel and Hamas observed a two-month cease-fire earlier this year that saw 30 hostages freed and the bodies of eight more returned in exchange for more than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners.