Paul Trewhela says Hamas should not be confused with a National Liberation Movement HAMAS in Gaza is not a national liberation movement, like the ANC or the PAC in the struggle against apartheid.

The statements were ridiculous when it was plain to see that Hamas had clearly moved away from its 1988 Charter. Throughout the four-day visit to South Africa, Misha’al spoke at length about an ...

Islamic extremists like Hamas believe the Quran calls them to subjugate or kill non-Muslims, and to bring the entire world to ...

As Israeli hostages are being released, many are hoping for an end to the conflict. Such hope is naïve because the evidence is that while an end to the fighting may be possible with the ...

Since Israel and Hamas went to war, reporters and editors at The New York Times have closely covered the conflict. Our coverage includes the Hamas-led attack on Israel, the plight of hostages ...

He was one of the most senior Hamas leaders inside the territory and one of Israel’s most-wanted militants. By Adam Rasgon and Cassandra Vinograd Adam Rasgon reported from Jerusalem, and ...

Eight hostages − three Israelis and five Thai nationals − were returned to Israel Thursday after spending 482 days in Hamas captivity in Gaza. They were freed in an at-times chaotic handover ...

More than 15 months after the Hamas-led attacks on Israel that triggered the war in Gaza, a ceasefire agreement has come into effect, paving the way for a hostage release. Hamas seized 251 people ...

Hamas released Gadi Moses, Arbel Yehoud, and Agam Berger. Five Thai citizens kidnapped from agricultural communities in southern Israel were also released. Photo: Bashar Taleb/Agence France-Presse ...

Leaflets linked to reports IDF intends to flood Hamas tunnels The leaflets were ... Guterres invoked a rarely used article of the UN charter known as Article 99 to urge the UN Security Council ...

Hamas confirmed the death of Mohammed Deif, head of its military wing, six months after Israel announced he was killed.It was the first statement Hamas has released on Deif’s condition since the ...

Jan. 30 (UPI) --A further two Israeli and five Thai nationals freed by Hamas after being held hostage for 482 days crossed from Gaza into Israel on Thursday afternoon, four hours after 20-year-old ...