Israel on Monday confirmed finding the bodies of three settlers who disappeared in the occupied southern West Bank on June 12, blaming Hamas for their kidnapping and murder despite showing any evidence that the Islamist movement was behind it. “During the search for Eyal Ifrach, Gilad Shaer and Naftali Frankel, ...
Read More »Chief of Staff: Israel is preparing for a war with Hamas and Hezbollah
Israel might battle Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, Israeli Chief of Staff Benny Gantz said yesterday. Gantz visited training camps in the north of the occupied West Bank. He said the deadline for peace talks came to an end on April 29 and the Israeli ...
Read More »Iran, Qatar recast regional ‘resistance’ alliance
TEHRAN, Iran — Last week, Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Ramadan Abdullah Shalah, a close ally of Tehran, visited the Qatari capital of Doha to meet his ally and comrade Khaled Meshaal, the leader of Hamas, according to sources close to Shalah. It is rare that someone like Shalah visits Doha, given the tight ...
Read More »Cairo refuses to renew residence permit for Hamas leader
Egyptian authorities have refused to renew prominent Hamas leader Mousa Abu Marzook’s residency permit, a Hamas spokesman said. It is now believed that Abu-Marzook may be deported when his permit expires next month. Speaking to the Jordanian newspaper Al-Sabeel, Hosam Badran called on the Egyptian authorities to review their decisions relating ...
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