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Hamas policemen carry out a raid in Nuseirat, south of Gaza City on March 22, 2018, that resulted in the arrest of a suspect in a recent bomb attack against the Palestinian prime minister, officials said. ( AFP PHOTO / MOHAMMED ABED)
March 22, 2018, 5:06 pm
PA: Hamas claims that it killed convoy bombing suspect are ‘illogical’
Accusations come after Hamas says it killed the main suspect in the attempted assassination of the Palestinian prime minister
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Authority President President Mahmoud Abbas attends a meeting with the Revolutionary Council of the ruling Fatah party in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on March 1, 2018. (AFP Photo/Abbas Momani)
March 22, 2018, 10:52 am
Abbas health scares spark succession talk
Sources say PA president was forced to cancel a visit to Venezuela, and has a heart specialist at presidential compound whenever he is there
By Mohammed Daraghmeh
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas sits in front of a picture of the Dome of the Rock mosque in Jerusalem's Old City during a meeting of the Palestinian leadership in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 19, 2018. (FLASH90)
March 19, 2018, 8:54 pm
Fuming at US, Abbas calls ambassador a ‘son of a dog, settler’
Friedman shoots back that PA president's unprecedented attack could be a form of anti-Semitism
By TOI staff
Hamas personnel inspect the site of an explosion that occurred as the convoy of Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah entered Gaza through the Erez crossing with Israel, on the main road in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, on March 13, 2018. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)
March 16, 2018, 11:49 pm
Abbas aide threatens to punish Hamas amid fallout from Gaza attack
PA, Hamas continue to trade accusations over bombing of PA prime minister's convoy. 'What happened will not pass without a response,' Ramallah official says
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (2nd-R), escorted by his bodyguards, is greeted by police forces of the Hamas terror group (L) upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
March 13, 2018, 11:19 pm
Abbas condemns ‘murderous terror attack’ on PA convoy
Palestinian leader accuses Hamas of trying to assassinate Prime Minister Hamdallah in order to break away and form own 'suspicious' Gaza state
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Members of the Hamas security forces inspect the crater left at the site of an explosion that targeted the convoy of the Palestinian Prime Minister during his visit to the Gaza strip on March 13, 2018. (AFP/ MAHMUD HAMS)
March 13, 2018, 9:40 pm
Blast targeting Hamdallah blows Palestinian rift wide open
Some see the assassination attempt as a nail in the coffin of the unity bid, as a war of words erupts between Hamas and the PA
By Khaled Abu Toameh
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves to the crowd upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. (AFP PHOTO / MAHMUD HAMS)
March 13, 2018, 2:23 pm
UN envoy condemns Gaza attack on Palestinian PM as a ‘grave incident’
PA security chief says too early to know who was responsible; UN special coordinator says Hamas must prevent violence
By TOI staff and AP
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, second right, escorted by his bodyguards, is greeted by Hamas police forces, left, upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mahmud Hams)
March 13, 2018, 10:39 am
Palestinian PM survives assassination attempt as convoy bombed during Gaza visit
Rami Hamdallah and PA intelligence chief Majed Faraj unhurt; PA holds Hamas responsible for 'murderous' attack; Israel treats wounded at Erez crossing
By Khaled Abu Toameh and Agencies
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah arrives at a cabinet meeting in Gaza City on October 3, 2017. (AFP Photo/ Mohammed Abed)
March 12, 2018, 11:47 pm
PA prime minister to visit Gaza on Tuesday
Rami Hamdallah set to attend inauguration of a wastewater treatment plant, unclear if he will meet Hamas officials
By Khaled Abu Toameh
A Palestinian man loads a horse-pulled cart with food aid outside the United Nations food distribution center in Gaza City on January 15, 2018. (AFP Photo/Mohammed Abed)
January 26, 2018, 7:35 am
As Gaza approaches ‘famine,’ Israel, rather than world, appears most concerned
Following US aid cuts from UNRWA, Palestinian residents hold near-daily protests and coastal enclave appears on brink of economic collapse
By Avi Issacharoff
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas speaks to the press after meeting with Jordan's king at the Royal Palace in Amman on October 22, 2017. (AFP Photo/Khalil Mazraawi)
December 3, 2017, 4:46 pm
Abbas on diplomatic blitz to prevent US embassy move to Jerusalem
PA chief calls leaders of Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, France, Egypt, Tunisia, Jordan and Kuwait and urges them to intervene with Trump
By Dov Lieber
US presidential adviser Jared Kushner meets with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah on June 21, 2017 (PA press office)
December 2, 2017, 8:48 pm
Palestinians to Kushner: Peace process ends if Trump backs Israel on Jerusalem
TV reports say Abbas delegation holds talks at White House, warns that moving embassy or recognizing Jerusalem as Israel's capital 'will kill negotiations'
By TOI staff and Eric Cortellessa
Fatah's Azzam al-Ahmad, right, and Saleh al-Arouri of Hamas shake hands after signing a reconciliation deal in Cairo, on October 12, 2017, as the two rival Palestinian movements ended their decade-long split following negotiations overseen by Egypt. (AFP/Khaled Desouki)
November 23, 2017, 1:40 pm
Hamas official claims reconciliation failing due to US pressure
Salah Bardawil calls Wednesday night's declaration out of Cairo meeting 'lackluster'; adds no one dared to discuss terror group's weapons
By Dov Lieber
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas arrives before a state lunch with Spain's King Felipe and Queen Letizia (unseen) at the Royal Palace in Madrid, on November 20, 2017. (AFP PHOTO / POOL / JUAN MEDINA)
November 23, 2017, 3:48 am
Abbas said to refuse White House call as ties freeze over PLO mission closure
Palestinian leader demands US clarify DC office's future before speaking to officials, according to Haaretz; Trump administration denies report
By TOI staff
Senior Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad, center right, and Hamas' representative, Saleh al-Arouri, center left, sign a reconciliation deal during a short ceremony at the Egyptian intelligence complex in Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017. Thursday's signing came after two days of negotiations in the Egyptian capital on the governing of the Gaza Strip as part of the most serious effort to date to end the 10 year rift between the rival Palestinian groups. (AP Photo/Nariman El-Mofty)
October 12, 2017, 7:55 pm
Fatah-Hamas unity: Rub your eyes in disbelief
Thursday's reconciliation deal is full of holes, and leaves key questions unanswered. But it's a deal that Egypt wanted, and Cairo proved capable of bending the sides to its will
By Avi Issacharoff
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