Hamas

The eighth front: How Israel plans to occupy the American mind

The transformation of how raw news reaches the public has opened Netanyahu’s “eighth front.”
23 August 2026

Trump announces agreement for disarmament of Hamas

Israeli forces will withdraw, and the International Stabilization Force will work with a new Palestinian police force to take responsibility for Gaza, he says
31 July 2026

Hamas says committed to truce as mediators push for Israeli hostage release

Hamas fighters also took 251 hostages, of whom 73 remain in Gaza, including 35 the Israeli military says are dead.
13 February 2025

Hamas says Trump warning 'further complicates' Gaza truce

Trump must remember that there is an agreement that must be respected by both parties, says a Hamas leader
11 February 2025

Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages, throwing Gaza ceasefire into doubt

Hamas was to release more Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
11 February 2025

Hamas says its leader in Lebanon killed in air strike

The official National News Agency reported an air strike on Al-Bass near the city of Tyre, saying it was the "first time" the camp had been targeted.
30 September 2024

'This is a protest against the Israeli government'

Grandmaster Enamul Hossain Razib boycotted Bangladesh’s Chess Olympiad game against Israel yesterday in protest of Israel’s continued attacks on Gaza and the occupied territories of Palestine and over what he felt is the double standards maintained by FIDE, the world governing body of chess.
21 September 2024

Iran says Hamas leader's killing a costly 'strategic mistake' by Israel

Bagheri accused Israel of wanting "to expand tension, war and conflict to other countries," while asserting it was not in a position to fight Iran.
8 August 2024

Which Hamas leaders have been targeted in assassination attempts?

Israel has assassinated or attempted to kill leaders of Hamas and key operatives since the group was founded in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising against the occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
1 August 2024

Tough-talking Haniyeh was seen as the more moderate face of Hamas

Three of Haniyeh's sons - Hazem, Amir and Mohammad - were killed on April 10 when an Israeli air strike struck a car
31 July 2024

Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh killed in Iran, Hamas says

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Iran on Wednesday, the Palestinian group Hamas and Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said in separate statements
31 July 2024

Tentative Gaza deal reached to pause fighting: report

However, both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. officials said no deal had been reached yet.
19 November 2023

Biden’s backing of Israel will come home to roost

The infrastructure of Gaza lies in ruins, leaving civilians to scramble for safety among the debris of their previous lives.
13 November 2023

Japan announces sanctions on Hamas-related individuals, company

It is the first set of sanctions Japan has imposed on Hamas since its deadly rampage on Oct. 7 that Israeli authorities say killed over 1,400 people.
31 October 2023

‘No innocents in Gaza’

Wars force us to recognise that all mortal conflicts come from tribalism.
28 October 2023

Column by Mahfuz Anam: West’s moral standing and the slaughter of Palestinians

Hasn't the world already been a witness to the massacre that has been taking place in Gaza over the past several weeks?
26 October 2023

Israel-Palestine conflict: Joe Biden's moral hypocrisy

Without proper investigations, President Biden announced he favours the Israeli version of the stories.
26 October 2023

The British roots of the conflict in Palestine

This isn’t the first time the former imperial hegemon has put its weight behind Zionism
23 October 2023

Biden to seek billions in military aid for Israel

The president also stressed the urgency of getting relief to Palestinian civilians in Gaza who lack food, water and medicine
20 October 2023

Israel-Hamas war: What you need to know right now

500 killed in Gaza hospital massacre
18 October 2023