Israel releases 9 Hamas lawmakers from prison, many still detainedSeptember 2nd, 2009 Israel releases 9 Hamas lawmakers from prisonRAMALLAH, West Bank — A Hamas legislator in the West Bank says Israel has released nine other Hamas lawmakers from Israeli prisons. The legislator, Mahmoud Ramahi, says the men had all completed 40-month prison terms and their release Wednesday did not appear to be a gesture from Israel.
Palestinian youth shot in West Bank clash with Israeli troops dies of wounds in hospitalSeptember 1st, 2009 Palestinian teenager shot in clash, dies of woundsJERUSALEM — An Israeli hospital says a Palestinian teenager shot in a clash with Israeli troops has died of his injuries. Jerusalem's Hadassah Medical Center says the youngster died of gunshot wounds.
Hamas rejects US calls to normalise Arab-Israeli tiesAugust 19th, 2009 GAZA - The Palestinian Hamas movement Wednesday rejected US President Barack Obama's call for strengthening Arab relations with Israel in exchange for halting Jewish settlement projects in the West Bank. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri urged the Arab states "to reject normalisation of relations with Israel".
Gunbattle between Islamic radicals and Hamas security forces kills 7 in GazaAugust 14th, 2009 Hamas battle with Islamic radicals kills 7 in GazaGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Islamic radicals from an al-Qaida-inspired group battled Hamas security in the Gaza Strip Friday in a shootout that killed at least seven people. The fighting began when Hamas forces surrounded a mosque in the southern Gaza town of Rafah where about 100 members of Jund Ansar Allah, or the Soldiers of the Companions of God, were holed up, including some armed with suicide belts and rifles, according to residents of the area.
Hamas ready to deal with US peace planAugust 13th, 2009 GAZA - Hamas will deal "positively" with the new peace plan by the US but only if a separate Palestinian state is recognized, an aide to the Islamic movement's leader Ismail Haneya said Thursday. "We have an initial readiness to accept it and deal with it positively but we will also reject it if it doesn't include an American recognition of Palestinian rights," said Yousef Rizka, Haneya's political advisor.
Hamas threatens to derail convention of rival Fatah movement unless its prisoners freedJuly 27th, 2009 Hamas threatens to derail Fatah conferenceRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah on Monday were locked in a new dispute that threatens to derail next week's Fatah convention, seen as key to rehabilitating the corruption-stained party that has led peace talks with Israel. Officials in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Monday they would only allow Fatah delegates to leave the territory and travel to the conference if Fatah's leader, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, releases hundreds of Hamas detainees in the West Bank, where his Western-backed Palestinian Authority is based.
Palestinian government suspends Al-Jazeera in West Bank, alleging incitementJuly 15th, 2009 Palestinans suspend Al-Jazeera in West BankRAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government said Wednesday it is suspending the West Bank operations of the Arab news station Al-Jazeera, alleging incitement and unbalanced reporting from the Palestinian territories. A Palestinian official says the decision was taken by President Mahmoud Abbas who was outraged by an Al-Jazeera talk show, broadcast Tuesday, that dealt with harsh accusations against Abbas by an old rival in his Fatah movement.
Jimmy Carter honored by Palestinians, says he'll keep backing their push for independenceJune 13th, 2009 Carter honored by PalestiniansRAMALLAH, West Bank — Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was honored by the Palestinian government Saturday and pledged to support the Palestinians' campaign for independence to the end of his days.
Israeli soldiers kill 4 Palestinian gunmen in clash along Gaza borderJune 8th, 2009 4 Palestinian fighters killed in Gaza border clashGAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops killed four Palestinian gunmen early Monday in a flare-up of violence along the tense frontier between Israel and Hamas-controlled Gaza, a Palestinian official said. A group of around 10 gunmen were trying to cross the border fence into Israel when they were spotted by troops, according to Palestinian security officials.
Hamas official says Obama should talk to them, says militant group represents the PalestiniansJune 8th, 2009 Hamas official says Obama should talk to militantsDAMASCUS, Syria — An exiled Hamas leader urged Barack Obama on Monday to talk directly with the militant group, saying it is the representative of the Palestinian people and the American president's drive for Mideast peace is impossible without them. Hamas' deputy political leader, Moussa Abu Marzouk, also told The Associated Press that the group would not renounce violence — a key U.S.
New gunbattle between Palestinian security forces and Hamas in West Bank town, say policeJune 4th, 2009 Palestinian police, Hamas clash in West BankQALQILIYA, West Bank — Palestinian police killed two Hamas militants on Thursday after the men opened fire at security forces who had surrounded their underground hideout, officials said. One officer was also killed in the operation, part of an intensifying crackdown on Islamic militants in this West Bank town.
Gunbattle between Palestinian police and Hamas kills 6 in flare-up of violence in West BankMay 31st, 2009 6 dead in battle between Hamas, Palestinian policeQALQILIYA, West Bank — Forces loyal to the moderate Palestinian president stormed a Hamas hideout in the West Bank and set off a fierce gunbattle that left six dead Sunday, the worst violence since the factions fought a pitched battle over Gaza two years ago. Militants lobbed grenades and fired automatic weapons to push back the raid in a two-story building in Qalqiliya, a West Bank town known for its strong Hamas presence.
Six killed in clash with police in West BankMay 31st, 2009 RAMALLAH - At least six people were killed Sunday during a shootout between an armed group and the Palestinian security forces in the northern West Bank city of Qalqilya, the police said. Three of the dead were members of the security forces, two were gunmen and the sixth was owner of the building where the fighting took place, according Adnan Dmeiri, a spokesman for the security forces.
6 dead in West Bank flare-up between Hamas, Palestinian policeMay 31st, 2009 6 dead in internal Palestinian fightingQALQILIYA, West Bank — Palestinian security officials say six people have been killed in a firefight between Hamas fighters and Palestinian policemen in the West Bank. The officials say three of the men are Palestinian policemen loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah.
Aide: Palestinian president to form new government without Hamas after unity talksMay 8th, 2009 Palestinian president to form new governmentRAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas plans to ask his prime minister within the coming week to form a new government without the Gaza Strip's Hamas rulers, signaling a breakdown in unity talks with the Islamic militant group. Months of power-sharing talks between Abbas' Fatah movement and Hamas have gone nowhere.
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