The commander of the West Bank wing of Hamas expressed concern that Iran’s growing financial and military support of the Palestinian terrorist group will turn it into “an Iranian executive tool,” the London-based newspaper Asharq al-Awsat reported on Wednesday. Saleh al-Arouri, who lives in Turkey, said in a closed session that the head of Iran’s elite Quds Force,...
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas asked Arab members of the Israeli Knesset to help advance a reconciliation deal between his Fatah party and the Gaza-based terrorist group Hamas, Israel Radio reported on Sunday. Abbas made the suggestion at a meeting with leaders from Israel’s Arab sector, including parliamentarians, in Ramallah on Saturday. Fatah and Hamas...
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The Palestinian terrorist group Hamas announced that one of its operatives was electrocuted to death while working on a tunnel in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, Israel Army Radio reported. The news comes as residents of Gaza who seek to rebuild their homes face difficulty in securing the necessary electricity and other resources, which...
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas once again turned down an offer to meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for peace talks, the Palestinian newspaper Al Quds reported on Wednesday. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry reportedly made the offer to Abbas when the two met in Paris last month....
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Eight Palestinians were injured in the collapse of a terror tunnel, The Jerusalem Post reported Wednesday. This is the fourth reported tunnel collapse this month. Palestinian media reported that the tunnel collapsed in the Shuja’yya neighborhood of Gaza City, which borders Israel. None of the eight were seriously injured, a Health Ministry spokesman said. It is...
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A Palestinian engineer employed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) has been charged with using his position to help the terrorist group Hamas, Israeli officials announced Tuesday. Waheed Borsh, a resident of Jabaliya in the Gaza Strip, was arrested on July 16 by the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal security...
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