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Then Hamas prime minister Ismail Haniyeh meets with Egyptian officials. (Ahmed Shaat/Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 2:32 pm
Egypt said to offer formula for Hamas-Israel prisoner swap talks
Reported plan would require Gaza group to reveal fate of Israelis it holds after Jerusalem returns Palestinian corpses from 2014 summer war
By Dov Lieber
Illustrative: IDF soldiers conduct raids in the West Bank city of Yatta, near Hebron, on August 3, 2017. (IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
September 14, 2017, 12:07 pm
Security forces seize cash bound for teen terrorist’s family
IDF says Hamas funds likely earmarked for rebuilding home of Morad Adais, demolished after he stabbed Dafna Meir to death
By TOI staff
Hamas lawmaker Mohammed Totah (R) and Palestinian Authority minister for Jerusalem affairs Khaled Abu Arafeh (L), are seen at the Jerusalem District Court ahead of a hearing on February 15, 2012. (Kobi Gideon/Flash90)
September 14, 2017, 11:30 am
Court rules state had no authority to revoke Hamas lawmakers’ residency
10 years after move, judges say new law is required in order to justify expelling 4 East Jerusalem parliamentarians
By TOI staff
Illustrative: A police officer in the southern French city of Toulouse, June 2012. (Bruno Martin/AP)
September 13, 2017, 1:57 pm
7 said wounded, 3 of them cops, in terror attack in Toulouse
Assailant shouted 'Allahu akbar' as he was wrestled to the ground by police, eyewitnesses say
By TOI staff
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, center, and spokesman Fawzi Barhoum attend a protest in Gaza City on July 22, 2017, against new Israeli security measures implemented at the holy site, which include metal detectors and cameras, following an attack that killed two Israeli policemen the previous week. (AFP/Mohammed Abed)
September 12, 2017, 10:09 am
In Cairo, Hamas says it’s ready for Palestinian unity government
Ismail Haniyeh insists his group is willing to dissolve a contentious committee that led Abbas to cut power to Gaza
By Dov Lieber
Yahya Sinwar (R) the new leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and senior Hamas official Ismail Haniyeh attend the funeral of Hamas official Mazen Faqha in Gaza city on March 25, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
September 11, 2017, 11:20 am
In political shift, new Hamas leadership holds first meeting in Cairo
More than 21 leaders from terror group gather in Egypt rather than Qatar, in a sign of changing priorities
By Dov Lieber
Egyptian trucks carrying fuel enter Gaza's power plant in Nusseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
September 10, 2017, 9:43 am
Hamas ponies up for fuel from Egypt, seeking to boost power in Gaza
Sources says terror group has recently purchased $25 million worth of diesel, giving enclave six hours of daily electricity between blackouts, and possibly staving off protests
By Avi Issacharoff
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh greets supporters during a rally to commemorate the 27th anniversary of the Hamas militant group in Jebaliya in the northern Gaza Strip, December 12, 2014 . (AP/Adel Hana)
September 9, 2017, 4:42 pm
Haniyeh makes first trip to Egypt 4 months after election as Hamas head
Hamas delegation to meet with Egyptian security officials for talks on whether it is honoring pledge to fight IS sympathizers
By TOI staff and AFP
Leah and Simcha Goldin with Ambassador Danon at the UN, September 8, 2017 (Courtesy Israel mission to the UN)
September 8, 2017, 11:42 pm
Parents of fallen soldier held by Hamas make appeal at UN
Simcha and Leah Goldin, accompanied by Israel's UN envoy Danny Danon, speak with ambassadors of several member states
By TOI staff
The president of the International Committee of the Red Cross, Peter Maurer left, shakes hands with Hamas chief in Gaza Yahya Sinwar following a meeting in Gaza City, September 5, 2017. (AFP/MOHAMMED ABED)
September 5, 2017, 2:09 pm
In Hamas talks, Red Cross chief asks to visit missing Israelis
Peter Maurer meets with terror group chief Yahya Sinwar in Gaza Strip, laments situation of civilian population
By Stuart Winer
Peter Maurer, president of the International Committee of the Red Cross. (AP/Keystone, Salvatore Di Nolfi)
September 5, 2017, 10:10 am
Red Cross chief to raise missing Israelis in talks with Hamas
Peter Maurer heads to Gaza Strip for meeting with terror group's new Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar, will discuss fate of 3 civilians and remains of 2 IDF soldiers
By Stuart Winer
Dozens gather in Tel Aviv on September 3, 2017 for a rally in support of Abera Mengistu who has been held by the Hamas terrorist group in the Gaza Strip for three years. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
September 4, 2017, 1:21 am
Dozens rally for Abera Mengistu after 3 years in Hamas captivity
Family vows to continue fight, but says no light at end of tunnel, as organizer complains about small turnout in support of Israeli man held in Gaza
By Judah Ari Gross
US President Donald Trump's peace envoy Jason Greenblatt (L) tours a Hamas terror tunnel near the Gaza Strip with Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories Yoav 'Poly' Mordechai on August 30, 2017. (COGAT Spokesperson's Office)
August 30, 2017, 7:00 pm
US envoy calls on Hamas to return soldiers’ bodies, prisoners
During tour of Gaza border area, Jason Greenblatt condemns terror group for its 'commitment to terrorist violence'
By Alexander Fulbright
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gives a speech at a Likud support rally on Wednesday, August 30, 2017 (screen capture: Facebook)
August 30, 2017, 2:34 pm
Bolstered by boos, PM launches broadside against ‘fake news’ at rally
David Bitan calls for soul-searching among journalists, says 4,000 supporters at event; US airstrike disrupts evacuation of IS fighters under Hezbollah deal
By Joshua Davidovich
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres delivers a statement to the media, during a visit to a UN School in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, August 30, 2017. (AFP/MAHMUD HAMS)
August 30, 2017, 2:02 pm
UN chief calls Gaza a ‘dramatic humanitarian crisis,’ urges end to blockade
Antonio Guterres, visiting Hamas-run Palestinian coastal enclave, calls on Israel and Egypt to lift border restrictions
By Agencies
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