Hamas

Hamas is critical of the Goldstone commission's report on alleged war crimes in Gaza, but will nonetheless accept its recommendations and investigate charges that militant groups violated the rules...

A senior member of Hamas has demanded that the Palestinian president resign for supporting the postponement of a UN vote which could have led to the prosecution of Israel...

Israeli occupation authorities on Sunday released the final Palestinian female prisoner as part of a swap with Hamas for a short video of its soldier captured in Gaza. Roudah...

The Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" held the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, fully responsible for the consequences of his issuance of a decree setting the election date to early next...

The Hamas-run interior ministry in the Gaza Strip has ordered Palestinians in the territory not to take part in elections called by Mahmoud Abbas, the West Bank-based president. Abbas...

By Khalid Amayreh in Ramallah1 November, 2009 Anyone listening to Palestinian Authority (PA) Chairman Mahmoud Abbas these days would think the man is a paragon of democracy and liberty. ...

Shimon Peres, Israel's president, has said there has been "progress" in efforts to free Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier captured by Hamas three years ago. The disclosure by Peres,...

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, expressed its hopes that its indirect prisoner exchange negotiations with Israel, via Egyptian and German mediation, achieve the desired results, but it warned against...

Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told a visiting Swiss delegation there would be no return to Hamas-Fatah unity talks following the Eid Al-Adha holiday. The announcement followed long on the...

Tens of thousands of supporters of Hamas gathered in the early hours of Sunday morning (13th December) for the Islamic resistance Movement's 22nd anniversary festival. Held at Kateeba Yard,...

The head of the political bureau of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, stated that the prisoner swap deal between Hamas and Israel is encountering "obstacles" due to Israeli obstinacy....

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, considered the proposed amendment of British law, which the British Government is now looking into, an unfortunate reminder of the British role in the...

Any reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah must not entail security coordination with Israel, according to Ismail Haniyeh. The Prime Minister of Gaza made this announcement during a ceremony to...

Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, has condemned in very strong terms the statements made by the President Mahmoud Abbas to the Guardian newspaper earlier this week. In an...

In an interview with Israel 's Army Radio broadcaster, Ghazi Barakai, the former Mossad chief, Ephraim Helevy, launched a scathing attack on the Palestinian Authority (PA) and its security...

An Egyptian journalist and expert on Palestinian affairs has confirmed that the prisoner exchange deal between the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Israeli side is going through an...

Hamas said Wednesday that it had thwarted an Israeli attempt to release kidnapped soldier Gilad Shalit through non-diplomatic means. Hamas security claims the Shin Bet attempted to get to...

An Egyptian specialist in Palestinian affairs has said that the last few days of 2009 will be crucial in determining the fate of the prisoner swap deal between the...

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, accused the Ramallah authority headed by Salam Fayyad of continuing to implement a policy of excluding Palestinian teachers in the West Bank on political...

Attempts to bring to justice the killers of Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh in Dubai are apparently no nearer to finding the truth, with accusations and counter-accusations flying between Hamas, the Palestinian...

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has criticized the statement on the Israeli attack on the Freedom Flotilla issued by the UN Security Council. Describing it as "weak", Hamas said...

A senior member of Fatah's Central Committee has said that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas will meet the political leader of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal "to speed up national reconciliation"....

The Palestinian Prime Minister in Gaza has spoken to the Saudi Foreign Minister, Prince Saud Al Faisal, to provide an update on the prisoner swap deal struck with Israel....

Since the signing of the Palestinian reconciliation agreement between Fatah and Hamas over three months ago, there has been a notable rise in the phenomenon of individuals refusing to...

The Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority in Gaza has met with a high-ranking Fatah delegation to discuss the finalisation of the recent reconciliation agreement. During the meeting, Ismail...

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES Birzeit University in the occupied West Bank is preparing to conduct student union elections in which all groups are expected to participate except the Islamic movements, namely...

A senior member of the Central Committee of Fatah has said that the proposed visit of PA President Mahmoud Abbas to Gaza is part of the practical process for...

The Islamic Resistance Movement has renewed its refusal to hold local elections without a national consensus. Describing such a "unilateral decision" as being in the interests of the Israeli...

The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has said that the submission of a subpoena against former Egyptian interior minister, Habib Al-Adly, linking him to the bombing of the Coptic church...

The Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) has called the tribute paid by the Israeli Defence Minister and the Director of Israel's intelligence service to the Palestinian Authority for its security...

A leader of the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has confirmed that the government in Gaza has received warnings from Egypt and other official international bodies about Israel's intention to...

Members of the Palestinian Legislative Council representing Fatah and Hamas, Sharaf Juma'a and Ismail Al-Ashqar respectively, made a visit to Gaza Central Prison on Monday evening (10.01.2011) where they...