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Two posters disseminated by Hamas in August 2024 following a failed suicide attack in Tel Aviv, vowing to blow up Israeli buses. (Via Telegram, used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
August 26, 2024, 4:02 pm
Terrorize Israelis while eliciting sympathy abroad: Inside Hamas’s propaganda strategy
In accordance with its founding charter, Hamas uses a sophisticated media presence and uniform narrative to rally its base — and turn the world against Israel
By Gianluca Pacchiani
People wave Palestinian, Hamas and Fatah flags during a march in support of the people in the Gaza Strip, in the West Bank city of Nablus on October 26, 2023 (Zain JAAFAR / AFP)
June 6, 2024, 6:39 pm
Hamas hopeful of retaining influence over Gaza in upcoming talks with Fatah
China next week to host 3rd meeting between Palestinian factions since October 7; experts say terror group set to demand technocratic government it can influence behind the scenes
By Gianluca Pacchiani and Reuters
FILE: Hamas's Khalil al-Hayya speaks during an interview with The Associated Press, in Istanbul, Turkey, April 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
April 25, 2024, 1:59 pm
Hamas official who sought endless war after Oct. 7 says it could put down arms for 2-state deal
Khalil al-Hayya’s comments to AP appear to contradict official policy of destroying Jewish state, but in separate interview he indicates eased stance would be temporary
By AP and ToI Staff
Palestinian terrorists abduct Adina Moshe from her home in Kibbutz Nir Oz to the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. (AP Photo)
January 22, 2024, 12:59 am
Against all evidence, Hamas says it morally, religiously opposes harming women, kids
In 16-page English-language document issued to ‘clarify’ Oct. 7 massacres, Palestinian terror group alleges it only targeted soldiers, civilian deaths were unintentional or by IDF
By Shira Silkoff
A handout photo shows IDF soldiers operating in the Gaza Strip, in pictures distributed on November 6, 2023. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 6, 2023, 1:50 pm
Daily Briefing Nov 6: Day 31 – in divided Gaza Strip, IDF leaves corridor for evacuees
Editor David Horovitz on Minister Eliyahu’s nuclear option and other ways Israel is losing the war of public opinion; military reporter Emanuel Fabian on Jordan’s Gaza aid airdrop
By ToI Staff
Senior Hamas official Fathi Hammad. (Screenshot: YouTube)
July 15, 2019, 7:38 pm
Hamas official walks back call to Palestinian Diaspora to kill ‘Jews everywhere’
Amid outcry, senior official Fathi Hammad and terror group insist ‘our conflict is with the occupation’
By Adam Rasgon
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip Yahya Sinwar attend a rally marking the 30th anniversary of the terror group's founding in Gaza City, on December 14, 2017. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)
July 26, 2018, 3:15 pm
Hamas, the murderous neighbor that demands Israel give it the gun
Lift the blockade, Hamas urges, so that we can wipe you out
By David Horovitz
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby holds a press conference at the Saint John Eye Hospital compound in the Christian quarter of Jerusalem's Old City on May 10, 2017. (AFP/Gali Tibbon)
May 10, 2017, 7:50 pm
Anglican head backs Trump’s Israeli-Palestinian peace effort
Justin Welby says he will pray for US president’s success, hopes dialogue with Hamas will be possible in the future
By AFP
Members of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamist terror group Hamas, attend a memorial in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on January 31, 2017. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
May 10, 2017, 6:42 pm
Hamas assures critics Israel’s destruction still its goal
Rejecting pushback over new policy paper, group’s co-founder says ‘no negotiations’ over right to all of historic Palestine
By Dov Lieber
Lyn Julius
May 9, 2017, 3:35 pm
Lyn Julius
You’re not kidding anyone, Hamas
So now their charter only targets ‘Zionists’ and promises religious freedom? Try putting up a Christmas tree.
Palestinian supporters of the Islamic Jihad terror group take part in a protest in the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Yunis on April 7, 2017. (AFP Photo/Said Khatib)
May 6, 2017, 2:51 pm
Islamic Jihad rejects Palestinian state limited to 1967 borders
Iran-backed terrorist group expresses concern over what it sees as softer language in new Hamas program
By AFP and ToI Staff
Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal in the Qatari capital of Doha, on August 10, 2014. (AFP/al-Watan Doha/Karim Jaafar)
May 5, 2017, 11:08 pm
Hamas to begin selection of new leader to replace Khaled Mashaal
Group to decide on new political bureau chief on Saturday, Palestinian sources indicate; Haniyeh said to be top contender
By ToI Staff and Dov Lieber
Exiled Hamas chief Khaled Mashaal (R) looks on during a news conference in the Qatari capital, Doha on May 1, 2017 (AFP PHOTO / KARIM JAAFAR)
May 4, 2017, 6:09 am
New Hamas policy document a PR exercise aimed at undermining PLO
Program does not replace terror group’s charter, aims to convey moderation at a time when funds are drying up
By Avi Issacharoff
Khaled Mashaal speaks in Doha, Qatar, August 28, 2014. (AP/Osama Faisal/File)
May 3, 2017, 7:09 pm
Hamas leader urges ‘bold’ Trump to press for ‘equitable solution’
Khaled Mashaal says new Hamas document presents opportunity for US president ahead of meeting with Abbas
By Dov Lieber
File: Hezbollah Deputy Secretary General Naim Qassem speaks in the Ghobeiry neighborhood of southern Beirut on May 13, 2016. (AFP Photo/Stringer)
May 2, 2017, 9:17 pm
Hezbollah slams Hamas for accepting Palestinian state in ’67 lines
Lebanese terror group condemns revised charter, says Gaza rulers must ‘liberate’ all territory from Mediterranean Sea to Jordan River
By Sue Surkes
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