Hamas wasted little time in shooting down reports that as part of its reconciliation package with the Palestinian Authority it might keep the door open to recognizinng Israel. Interviewed on the Hamas website, Senior Hamas official Hassan Yousef categorically denied (Arabic) the report, saying “the issue of recognition is non-negotiable.” Taher...

Palestinian fighters on Thursday detonated a bomb along the northern border of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip and launched a mortar shell at an IDF unit operating along the southern border of the territory, developments that the Jerusalem Post contextualized alongside new figures that show that there has been an uptick...

A meeting of top Israeli political leaders on Thursday, called in order to chart Jerusalem’s response to a Wednesday announcement by Palestinian leaders that the rival Fatah and Hamas factions had agreed to a deal that would see the formation of a unity government with members from both groups, concluded...

Israel suspended peace talks with the Palestinians yesterday in the wake of a unity deal between the Palestinian Authority and the Hamas terror organization that currently rules the Gaza Strip. We offer the following reminders as to the nature of the latter group. 1. Hamas Is an Internationally Recognized Terror Organization....

State Department spokesperson Jen Psaki on Wednesday blasted the announcement, made earlier in the day by top Palestinian figures including Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas, that the rival Fatah and Hamas factions had settled on an agreement that would among other things lead to the establishment of a new...

In response to rocket attacks earlier this week, Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon warned Gaza’s Hamas rulers against allowing an escalation against Israel just as Hamas was negotiating a unity deal with the Palestinian Authority. Though rocket attacks against Israel’s southern residents saw a reduction after Operation Pillar of Defense in...