Egyptian and Qatari mediators are set to meet senior Hamas officials in Doha on Saturday to go over a list of Palestinian detainees the group wants Israel to release as part of a hostage swap, sources ...

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Participants in the meeting expressed hope that the Doha consultations will lead "to an end to the war in the enclave" ...

Amos Guiora, a law professor at the University of Utah where he directs the Bystander Initiative, centered his pointed ...

Leaders once chose rescues over negotiations. But for 50 years, public pressure and new terror tactics have led Israel to pay ...

Once a convicted smuggler jailed by Hamas, Yaser Abu Shabab now leads an armed force in Rafah — hailed by some as a symbol of local resistance, feared by others as a dangerous gamble.

US president Donald Trump will meet Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu on Tuesday night, the second meeting between ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has called Hamas “sons of dogs,” demanding the release of the remaining Israeli hostages in Gaza and the disarmament of the militant group.

Jibril Rajoub, a senior Fatah leader, has gained some popularity as head of the Palestinian soccer association but has sparked controversy internationally by pushing for sport boycotts of Israel.

IRNA reported that Hamas leaders congratulated Khamenei on the upcoming anniversary of the 1979 Iranian Revolution, which brought his predecessor, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, to power.

Its leaders worry that another militia would emerge and accuse them of going soft—as Hamas once did to Fatah. Others in the Middle East are also grappling with this dilemma.

Nor is it clear whether Hamas members outside of Gaza can even communicate with leaders within. For now, prominent Hamas leader Khalil al-Hayya has been involved in the talks with Fatah in Egypt.