Since 2007, when Hamas drove out the Palestinian Authority dominated by the rival faction Fatah after a brief civil war, it ...

Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are eager to leave miserable tent camps and return to their homes if a long-awaited ceasefire ...

It is hoped that a ceasefire deal will mean an agreement to stop the war which has been raging in Gaza. It is also expected ...

The people of Gaza are trapped between Hamas’s leadership and outdated groups like UNRWA that perpetuate their dependency and grievances.

Earlier the same day, as the newly agreed-upon ceasefire with Israel took effect, Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigade forces held a ...

Hamas remained in power through four previous wars with Israel. With help from Iran it steadily enhanced its capabilities, ...

Leaders of Hamas and Israel have frequently articulated the terms they needed to end the war. Did they hold to them?

The Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt is expected to start operating “soon,” according to Egyptian officials, as they ...

Israeli bombardment and ground operations have transformed entire neighborhoods in several cities into rubble-strewn ...

Fifteen months after Israel vowed to wipe Hamas ‘off the face of the earth’ following the 7 October attack, a ceasefire has been reached ...

Hezbollah began firing rockets into Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, the day after the deadly Hamas attack into Israel that ignited the ongoing war in Gaza. Since then, Israeli air and ground assaults killed ...