The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mahmoud-al-zahar/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Sun, 20 Sep 2026 07:09:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Mahmoud al-Zahar | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/mahmoud-al-zahar/ 32 32 Hamas threatens violence over Jewish visits to Temple Mount during High Holidays https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-threatens-violence-over-jewish-visits-to-temple-mount-over-high-holidays/ Thu, 22 Sep 2022 14:01:14 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2841881 Ahead of Rosh Hashanah, top member of Gaza-ruling terror group warns of 'open religious war,' as Jewish group says it aims to double this year's record number of visitors to site

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]]> Hamas source denies co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar quitting group’s leadership https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-source-denies-co-founder-mahmoud-al-zahar-quitting-groups-leadership/ Tue, 16 Aug 2022 07:22:08 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2819212 Purported resignation letter circulated on social media cites 'special and personal' reasons for leaving; source claims 'hostile parties' behind disinformation

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]]> At founding anniversary rally, Hamas says won’t relinquish ‘an inch’ of sought land https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-founding-anniversary-rally-hamas-says-wont-relinquish-an-inch-of-sought-land/ Sat, 11 Dec 2021 21:04:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2664645 Terror group co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar claims thousands showing up for event proves Palestinians won't 'give up their right'

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]]> Hamas co-founder to UK TV: Israel has no right to exist https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-co-founder-to-uk-tv-israel-has-no-right-to-exist/ Mon, 24 May 2021 16:32:51 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2551897 Shortly after ceasefire takes effect, Sky News interviews Mahmoud al-Zahar, who hails terror group's attacks on Israel's crowded civilian areas

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]]> Senior Hamas official: PLO won’t change, reconciliation ‘nearly impossible’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/senior-hamas-official-plo-wont-change-reconciliation-nearly-impossible/ Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:40:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2417481 Mahmoud al-Zahar tells Iranian TV that group's rivals in Ramallah have 'tied their fate to Israel,' bashes security coordination between PA and Jewish state

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]]> Islamic Jihad: We agreed with Hamas to respond to future ‘aggression’ together https://www.timesofisrael.com/islamic-jihad-we-agreed-with-hamas-to-respond-to-future-aggression-together/ Thu, 19 Dec 2019 19:32:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2205075 Ziad al-Nakhala makes remark after Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas's military wing, sat out latest escalation between terror groups in Gaza and Israel

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]]> Hamas, Islamic Jihad put on show of reconciliation after clash at mourning tent https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-islamic-jihad-put-on-show-of-reconciliation-after-clash-at-mourning-tent/ Sat, 16 Nov 2019 20:25:59 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184838&preview=true&preview_id=2184838 Day after PIJ members accost previous delegation, furious that Hamas didn't join fighting, rival terror group leaders meet and vow 'unity in war against Israel'

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]]> Hamas leaders booted from mourning tent for Islamic Jihad chief killed by Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-video-hamas-leaders-seen-booted-from-mourning-tent-for-islamic-jihad-chief/ Fri, 15 Nov 2019 20:23:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2184446 Mahmoud al-Zahar, Ahmed Bahar accosted by PIJ members furious that Hamas didn't join fight; no protests on Gaza border Friday for only second time since March 2018

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]]> Hamas lauds rocket attack as spooking Netanyahu, shaking Israel’s image https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-lauds-rocket-attack-as-spooking-netanyahu-shaking-israels-image/ Wed, 11 Sep 2019 22:16:04 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2146732 Gaza's ruling terror group boasts that pair of missiles which forced PM to take cover during campaign speech 'made it all the way to the heart of the Israeli occupation'

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]]> Hamas says Abbas is pushing Israel to launch a new war in Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-says-abbas-is-pushing-israel-to-launch-a-new-war-in-gaza/ Sun, 30 Sep 2018 14:11:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1933620&preview=true&preview_id=1933620 Terror group sends delegation to Cairo for talks on reconciliation deal and a possible long-term truce with Israel, as PA leader vows to impose further sanctions on the Strip

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]]> Amid technical woes, Iran security chief said to stand up Gaza crowd https://www.timesofisrael.com/iranian-chief-stands-up-gaza-crowd-amid-claims-of-israeli-technical-tampering/ Tue, 17 Jul 2018 13:33:29 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1891080 Wet Gunpowder gathering goes out with a whimper after Egypt reportedly tells Hamas leaders to stay away from the event

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]]> Hamas co-founder admits ‘we are deceiving the public’ about peaceful protests https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-co-founder-admits-we-are-deceiving-the-public-about-peaceful-protests/ Wed, 16 May 2018 21:37:02 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1852730 Mahmoud al-Zahar says Gaza border demonstrations are 'peaceful resistance bolstered by a military force and by security agencies'

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]]> Israel sends troop reinforcements to Gaza, West Bank ahead of US embassy opening https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-sends-troop-reinforcements-to-gaza-west-bank-ahead-of-us-embassy-opening/ Sat, 12 May 2018 17:25:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1848936&preview=true&preview_id=1848936 Army braces for efforts by hundreds of thousands of Gazans to breach border, and upsurge in unrest in West Bank and East Jerusalem

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]]> Egypt invites Hamas leaders for talks on Gaza protests, reconciliation https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-invites-hamas-leaders-for-talks-on-gaza-protests-reconciliation/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 03:36:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1831402 Cairo pressuring terror group to stop weekly disturbances along Israeli border as part of wider efforts to help implement unity deal with Fatah

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]]> Gaza Hamas leader vows to ‘breach the borders and pray at Al-Aqsa’ https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-hamas-leader-vows-to-breach-the-borders-and-pray-at-al-aqsa/ Fri, 06 Apr 2018 15:56:44 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com?p=1824762&preview=true&preview_id=1824762 As 7 Gazans killed in violence at fence, Yahya Sinwar tells protesters Strip is ready to explode in Israel's face, claims the 'conspiracy of besieging Gaza has failed'

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