Hamas yesterday released 45 prisoners who are affiliates with opposition faction Fatah. The Hamas-run Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip said in a statement that the detainees had been arrested over security and criminal […]
Middle East Monitor (MEMO) and the Afro-Middle East Centre (AMEC) in Johannesburg have strongly condemned the decision by Facebook to ban a staff member from using its platform for 30 days after he posted an […]
At least 20 Palestinians, including Hamas officials, have been detained by Israeli forces in overnight raids in the occupied West Bank, sources reported on Monday. Mustafa Al-Shunnar, 60, and Omar Abdul-Rahim al-Hanbali, 50, were two […]
Israel will never return its soldiers from Gaza without a prisoner swap, the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Thursday. “The only way that the Israeli occupation will get its soldiers in the hands […]
One of the original founders of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas, Ibrahim Al-Yazouri, passed away on Thursday, February 11, at the age of 80, after a long illness. Some media sources in Palestine reported […]
Palestinian movement Islamic Jihad announced yesterday that it will not take part in the presidential and legislative elections due to be held later this year, a statement released by the group said. In the statement, […]
Israeli anxiety was palpable when it was reported that Israel’s Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, was not contacted by the new American President, Joe Biden, for days after the latter’s inauguration. While much is being read […]
Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday prominent Hamas member, Khaled Al-Hajj, in the West Bank’s northern city of Jenin. “An Israeli force raided our home in Al-Jabriyat neighborhood and detained my husband,” Al-Hajj’s wife told […]
The Palestinian political factions concluded tonight a two-day meeting in Cairo during which they agreed to hold the legislative and presidential elections, as previously scheduled and decreed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas. The factions […]
Egypt today opened the Rafah border crossing with the Gaza Strip until further notice, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, a move described as an incentive for reconciliation between the main Palestinian factions meeting in Cairo, […]
The Palestinian political factions started today a meeting in Cairo to discuss necessary procedures for holding the upcoming legislative and presidential elections. Representatives of 14 factions, who received invitations to take part in the meeting, […]
Senior Hamas leaders have met with Russian Deputy Foreign Minister and Presidential Special Envoy for the Middle East and Africa Mikhail Bogdanov to discuss political developments, Hamas disclosed on Thursday. In a statement posted on […]
The Palestinian Authority must lift the sanctions it has imposed on the Gaza Strip in order to provide the enclave an equal standing in the upcoming elections, a senior Hamas official said today. Speaking at […]
EU spokesman Shady Othman has revealed that the bloc is to pay €10,000 ($12,021) towards the Palestinian elections and is willing to take part in monitoring them, Felesteen newspaper reported yesterday. The EU, Othman said, […]
Israeli intelligence services have started to warn Hamas officials in the occupied West Bank not to participate in the upcoming Palestinian elections, sources within the movement revealed on Wednesday. According to the sources, the Israelis […]
The Palestinian legislative and presidential elections are set to be held in May and July respectively, and the Palestinian Authority is following US President Joe Biden’s diplomatic path meticulously. A democratic veneer that seeks to […]
The Palestinian Central Elections Commission (CEC) extended an official invitation today to the European Parliament and the European Union (EU) to observe the upcoming Palestinian elections. EU Representative, Sven Kuhn von Burgsdorff, received the invitation […]
The ruling Fatah movement and its rival, the Hamas movement, welcomed the decree issued yesterday by President Mahmoud Abbas setting dates for national elections in Palestine. The decree set May 22 for holding legislative elections […]
Responding to a recent call by the Biden Administration to hold elections in Palestine as soon as possible, the office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas announced Friday that parliamentary and presidential elections will be […]
The administration of US President-elect Joe Biden has asked Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to renew legitimacy and hold general elections, Israel’s Channel 20 reported. #PA President #Abbas to Set Dates for New #Elections in […]
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is expected to issue decrees for holding the first legislative elections, to be followed by presidential elections, by January 20, following an agreement reached with the Hamas movement and after […]
After returning to security coordination with Israel just days after Joe Biden was declared the winner of the US presidential election, the Palestinian Authority wasted no time in reassuring the international community that it was […]
Palestinian group Hamas on Sunday accused the United Arab Emirates (UAE) of supporting Israeli occupation in violation of Palestinians’ rights, Anadolu Agency reports. “Statements made during visits by some Emirati officials to the [Israeli] occupation […]
The leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, tested positive on Tuesday for the novel coronavirus, the Palestinian movement said. “Yahya Sinwar, the head of the political bureau of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, was infected […]
The Palestinian Resistance Movement Hamas announced on Tuesday that the Palestinian Authority (PA)’s resumption of security cooperation with Israel has foiled national reconciliation. During a virtual discussion panel, member of Hamas political bureau Dr. Musa […]
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz announced that the occupation state is willing to reach a settlement with Hamas and improve conditions for the residents of the Gaza Strip. In a tweet, Gantz wrote: “I met […]
Leaders from the two main Palestinian movements Hamas and Fatah left the Gaza Strip yesterday to join mutual meetings for delegations of their movements in Cairo, Anadolu reported. An official source told Anadolu that the […]
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh has called on US President-elect Joe Biden to pull back outgoing President Donald Trump’s so-called “deal of the century”, Anadolu reports. In a statement, Haniyeh asked the Biden administration to abolish […]
Dismissed Fatah leader and Palestinian MP Mohammed Dahlan, who lives in the United Arab Emirates, has incited Egypt to oppose Fatah-Hamas reconciliation, The New Khalij news website revealed on Friday. “Mohammed #Dahlan got involved in […]
Member of the political bureau of Islamic Jihad in Palestine Mohammed Al-Hindi has announced that his movement is ready to take part in the Palestinian National Council (PLC) elections, Shehab News Agency reported on Friday. […]
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