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23 hours ago · But shortly after the 2021 war, Hamas’s leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, presented Israel with what he described as two alternative outcomes. In an appearance on Al Jazeera, the Qatari-funded satellite network, Sinwar stressed that Hamas continued to aim for the “eradication” of Israel but that he was amenable to entering a long-term truce with the country—provided that Israel agreed to a ...
4 days ago · Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 killed about 1,400 people, while 250 were taken captive to Gaza. Approximately 100 of those captives are believed to still be alive and in Gaza, with others ...
1 day ago · Last November, Israel and Hamas agreed to a one-week ceasefire and the exchange of 100 hostages for 240 Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails. The deal, of course, didn't hold for long. The deal ...
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1 day ago · The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza Strip prior to the Palestinian elections of 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the Fatah and Hamas parties, when it lost control to Hamas; the PA continues to claim the Gaza Strip, although Hamas exercises de facto control.
1 day ago · Hamas was also in a political crisis before the war: One poll conducted at the time found Hamas’s popularity in Gaza at a mere 27 per cent, with 67 per cent saying they had no or not a lot of ...
4 days ago · Israel’s war cabinet voted to continue the military assault on Hamas and Israeli forces carried out strikes in Gaza’s southernmost city, hours after Hamas said it would accept terms based on a ...
17 hours ago · The United Nations general assembly voted overwhelmingly to enhance Palestinians status at the UN and take it closer to full membership. The assembly voted 143 to 9 with 25 abstentions for a ...
