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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 469

Hamas-Syria ties

File: Then-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad (2-L) receiving the leader of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Ziad al-Nakhala (R) Hamas chief of Arab relations, Khalil al-Hayya (2-R) and secretary general of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine-General Command, Talal Naji (L), in the capital Damascus, on October 19, 2022. (STRINGER / Syrian Presidency Facebook page / AFP)
December 9, 2024, 9:41 pm
Hamas fetes fall of Assad regime; group of Syrian rebels vow march on Jerusalem
Gaza terror groups hope Syrians will continue to back Palestinians after regime change; in footage from Damascus, rebels call for people of Gaza to be ‘patient’ for their aid
By Agencies and ToI Staff
File: Then-Syrian president Bashar al-Assad looks on at his country's flag at the opening of the 16th ordinary session of Arab Summit in Tunis, Tunisia, May 22, 2004. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
December 8, 2024, 12:14 pm
Assad’s fall marks end of regime that crushed dissent, fostered anti-Israel terror
Dictator dashed hopes of reform after coming to power in 2000, adopting his father’s brutal tactics and plummeting country into civil war by violently suppressing 2011 uprising
By AP and ToI Staff
This handout picture provided by the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) on November 11, 2023, shows Syria's then-President Bashar al-Assad attending an emergency meeting of the Arab League and the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (Saudi Press Agency/AFP)
April 29, 2024, 6:51 am
Israel threatened to topple Assad regime if Syria gets involved in Gaza war — report
Unnamed Western diplomat says Damascus avoiding getting embroiled in war after warning from Jerusalem, notes balancing act between Syria’s allegiances to both Russia and Iran
By AFP and ToI Staff
Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks during an interview in Damascus, Syria, August 9, 2023. (Syrian Presidency Telegram page via AP)
August 10, 2023, 2:28 am
Syria’s Assad claims Israeli airstrikes target Syrian forces, using Iran as ‘excuse’
In rare interview, Syrian president accuses Israel of attacking his military, indicates ties strained between his government and Hamas
By ToI Staff and Agencies
In this December 4, 2006 file photo, Syria's President Bashar Assad, right, meets with Hamas's Ismail Haniyeh in Damascus, Syria. (AP/Sana, File)
October 19, 2022, 1:20 pm
Hamas delegation visits Syria for first time in a decade, will meet Assad
Leader of Palestinian terror group says ‘too early’ to discuss moving HQ back to Damascus, after thaw brokered by Iran and Hezbollah
By Agencies
Supporters of the Palestinian Hamas terror group attend a rally in support of Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque in Gaza City on October 1, 2022. (Mahmud HAMS/AFP)
October 11, 2022, 5:26 pm
Hamas, Syria revive ties as Iran seeks to bolster anti-Israel ‘axis of resistance’
Delegation from Palestinian terror group due to visit Damascus next week, 10 years after siding with opposition against Assad in Syrian civil war
By Agencies
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets Hamas deputy chief, Saleh al-Arouri, second right, and a Hamas delegation, in Tehran, Iran, July 22, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 10, 2019, 3:22 pm
Hamas: Hezbollah and Iran will join war if Israel tries to ‘break resistance’
Official from Gaza-based Palestinian terrorist group tells Lebanese paper of understandings reached in Tehran meeting last month
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, meets Hamas deputy chief, Saleh al-Arouri, second right, and a Hamas delegation, in Tehran, Iran, July 22, 2019. (Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader via AP)
August 5, 2019, 11:04 pm
Iran said increasing Hamas funding to $30m per month, wants intel on Israel
In exchange for massive cash boost, Palestinian terror group will reportedly supply Tehran with information on location of Israel’s missile stockpiles
By Michael Bachner and ToI Staff
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, right, seen during a meeting with Khaled Mashaal, Hamas' then chief in exile, center, and Gaza-based leader Ismail Haniyeh in Ankara, Turkey, on June 18, 2013. (AP/Yasin Bulbul, Prime Minister's Press Office)
November 14, 2016, 12:42 pm
Shadowy Hamas official with ties to Iran tapped to lead Gaza
Sources say Imad al Alami replacing Ismail Haniyeh, who is likely filling Khaled Mashaal’s shoes as politburo chief in Doha
By Avi Issacharoff
Hamas's exiled leader Khaled Meshaal speaking during a meeting at the International Union for Muslim Scholars September 21, 2014. (Photo credit: AFP / FAISAL AL-TAMIMI)
March 2, 2015, 2:17 pm
Embattled Hamas tries to mend fences with Iran
Gaza-based group fell out of Tehran’s favor when it publicly backed Syrian rebels fighting Assad
By John DAVISON
File - In this picture released by the Syrian national news agency SANA, Syrian President Bashar Assad, right, meets then-Hamas political chief Khaled Mashaal in Damascus, July 3, 2008 (AP)
December 24, 2014, 3:34 am
Hamas chief rebuffs Assad accusation of siding with his opponents
Moussa Abu Marzouk said it pained the Hamas leadership to leave Syria 3 years ago, but it ‘morally’ had to do so
By Elhanan Miller
An Iron Dome missile defense battery set up near the southern Israeli town of Ashdod fires an intercepting missile on July 16, 2014 (photo credit: Miriam Alster/Flash90)
July 17, 2014, 8:47 pm
The tragic self-delusion behind the Hamas war
In the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, weakness is power, and power — well, it’s complicated
By Haviv Rettig Gur
Syrian President Bashar Assad (photo credit: AP/CBS)
October 14, 2013, 1:15 pm
Assad: Chemical arms no longer needed against Israel
Syrian president says his military industry was modified to fight insurgency instead of Israel, calls Hamas ‘treacherous,’ quips that he deserves Nobel peace prize
By Elhanan Miller
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh speaks with Palestinian security officers before giving a speech during a mass prayer on the first day of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, October 26, 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
November 27, 2012, 5:58 pm
Following Gaza ‘victory,’ Hamas sets its sights on the West Bank
Haniyeh says territory controlled by rival Fatah is central to the ‘struggle with the occupation’, makes plain ultimate aim of armed effort to destroy Israel
By Elhanan Miller
A rebel sniper aims at Syrian army positions in the Aleppo Jedida district in Syria last week. (Photo credit: AP/Narciso Contreras)
November 8, 2012, 1:15 am
Hamas offices in Syria raided, adding to fears of Palestinian deportations
Abbas appeals to envoy for international protection as Palestinians increasingly involved in violence
By Elhanan Miller
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