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Masked Palestinian terrorists from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, commemorate the 29th anniversary of their group, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2016. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
December 14, 2016, 10:18 pm
Thousands rally in Gaza for anniversary of Hamas founding
Terror group parades through city in show of force, amid fiery speeches and children carrying imitation assault rifles
By Agencies
Palestinian youths take part in a graduation ceremony after being trained at Hamas-run 'pioneers of liberation' camps in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, January 29, 2015. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
July 29, 2015, 9:20 pm
Hamas calls for ‘revolt’ against Palestinian Authority
PA crackdown on Islamic activists in West Bank serves Israel, amounts to ‘high treason,’ says Gaza group
By AFP
Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani and Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal in Doha on August 21, 2014. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/ PPO / THAER GHANEM)
July 21, 2015, 3:31 pm
In Hamas’s embrace of Sunni Saudi Arabia, a slap to Iran
Gaza-based group may try to downplay its rapprochement with Riyadh, but Tehran remains deeply offended
By Elhanan Miller
Portraits of members of the Hamas terror group who are jailed in Israeli prisons, seen during a demonstration in their support in the West Bank city of Hebron, on April 15, 2015. (photo credit: AFP PHOTO/HAZEM BADER)
April 16, 2015, 9:28 pm
Hamas: It’s ‘our right’ to abduct Israelis to free prisoners
‘Our men, women, children all envision kidnapping your soldiers and settlers, wherever they are,’ official says
By AFP
Palestinians await permission to enter Egypt as they gather at the Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, March 9, 2015 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
March 12, 2015, 7:14 pm
Israel offered to ease Gaza blockade for long-term calm, Hamas says
Moussa Abu Marzouk says Jerusalem initiated ceasefire proposal, which was rejected for fear it would sever Strip from West Bank
By Elhanan Miller
Illustrative: Masked Hamas members carry a model of a rocket during a rally in the central Gaza Strip on December 12, 2014. (Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 15, 2015, 10:26 am
Hamas hardliner runs secret Gaza terror cells targeting Fatah
Islamist terror group’s former interior minister, Fatahi Hamad, seen behind recent series of bombings, aims to prevent Palestinian unity progress
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, left, arrives for the opening of a museum for late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Sunday, November 9, 2014 (photo credit: AP/Abbas Momani)
December 1, 2014, 9:24 pm
Abbas decides to go it alone
The PA president has effectively closed the door on negotiations with Israel, but Hamas has little cause to rejoice
By Elhanan Miller
In this photo provided by Egypt's state news agency MENA, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, far left, and other officials follow a soldier carrying medals of troops killed in Friday's assault in the Sinai Peninsula, during a military funeral in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014 [photo credit: AP/MENA)
October 26, 2014, 1:28 pm
Egypt cancels Hamas-Israel talks following Sinai attack
Cairo bars Islamist delegation, points finger at Palestinians for deadly bombings; ‘Stop blaming Gaza, you failed leaders,’ Hamas chief retorts
By Elhanan Miller
Gazans waving Hamas flags at a rally on Monday, April 14, 2014. (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
April 29, 2014, 10:59 pm
Hamas could field PA presidential candidate
Official says organization has its eye on Palestinian legislative and national councils
By Stuart Winer
Palestinian boy looks at a picture of Ahmed Jabari during the opening of "scenes of eight days" Museum in the Rafah border crossing, December 28, 2012 (photo credit: Abed Rahim Khatib/Flash90)
January 23, 2013, 7:09 pm
Hamas plays hardball ahead of unity talks with Fatah
As rivals prepare for meeting next week, PA’s security coordination with Israel and the issue of ‘political arrests’ by Fatah are two of the thorniest issues
By Elhanan Miller
Hamas supporters hold a rally in the West Bank city of Ramallah, calling for the release of Palestinians being held in Israeli prisons on Friday (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/Flash 90)
May 5, 2012, 7:20 pm
With 10 hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners in hospital, Israel offers concessions
Administrative detainees, offered visits by Gaza family members and improved conditions, debating whether to end their fast
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
May 5, 2012, 1:45 am
10 Palestinian hunger strikers transferred to Israeli hospitals
Hamas threatens retaliation if any prisoners die
By Ilan Ben Zion and AP
Palestinians in Ramallah protest against the Israeli air strikes in Gaza (photo credit: Issam Rimawi/FLASH90)
March 26, 2012, 7:20 am
Hamas decries PA-Israeli conspiracy in Gaza crisis
Egypt, Jordan, Israel and the Palestinian Authority all collaborate to starve Gaza, says Hamas spokesman
By Elhanan Miller
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