A senior Hamas official told AFP on Sunday that the Palestinian Islamist movement was in the final phase of selecting a new leader, with two prominent figures competing for the position.
Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.
The armed group is electing a new head after its top leaders were killed by Israel.
IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano, 19, was abducted during Oct. 7 massacre and murdered by Hamas terrorist Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, who was killed in Israeli strike.
The official reportedly believed that "Netanyahu was looking for continued calm and quiet understandings, while a new ...
New head will face decisions crucial to movement’s future, such as how far to cooperate with Trump’s Gaza plan ...
International coalition commits billions for Gaza rebuilding as Trump chairs inaugural Board of Peace meeting, with funding ...
Many experts and some U.S. allies have indicated skepticism at the board's approach over concerns it may sideline the U.N.
By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Hamas is cementing its hold over Gaza by placing loyalists in key government roles, collecting taxes and paying salaries, ...
The direct talks last week came as officials urgently try to find a breakthrough on the issue of Hamas’s weapons, fearing the cease-fire in Gaza could collapse.
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Israeli forces capture a Hamas ally in south Lebanon as an Israeli drone kills 3, including a child
On Monday, an Israeli drone struck a car in the southern Lebanese village of Yanouh, killing three people, including a 3-year ...
By Olivia Le Poidevin GENEVA, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Israeli forces, Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups have both committed ...
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