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Head of the Palestinian Hamas movement Tuesday stressed that the US is working on a peace plan proposing to Palestinian leaders the village of Abu Dis, close to Eastern Jerusalem, as the future capital of Palestine. Ismail Haniyeh revealed the Read more
Saudi Arabia has approved a US Peace Plan, which is reportedly detrimental to Palestinians and favorable to Israel, Now York Times report. The Times bases its report on accounts by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, several Palestinians, regional and western figures Read more
Gaza ruler Hamas and its rival Fatah in the West Bank decided Wednesday to postpone the December 1 deadline concerning the handover of the Strip to President Mahmoud Abba-led Palestinian Authority (PA) as both groups trade accusations over the implementation Read more
Hamas Monday ruled out demands to disarm its military wing, Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, saying that the weapons will rather be moved to the West Bank to fight Israel. The Islamist movement has agreed to reconcile with rival Fatah in Read more
Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri Sunday confessed to a Saudi media that his country cannot do anything to numb Hezbollah’s might adding that a solution can only come from regional powers, Middle East Monitor reports. “The solution for Hezbollah’s arms Read more
The Palestinian Hamas movement Monday rejected an Arab League resolution labeling Lebanon-based Shia movement Hezbollah a terrorist group, and demanded that the regional organization condemns Israel occupation. Hamas, which has been in control of the Gaza enclave for a decade Read more
Israel’s internal security service, Shin Bet, arrested early Monday in the West Bank, Tariq Qa’adan, an alleged member of Gaza-based Islamic Jihad. The arrest came as the war of words between Israel and the groups in Gaza heats up following Read more
President Mahmoud Abbas made Monday unplanned trip to Riyadh leading Palestinians to wonder if their leader is also resigning from office few days after Lebanese former Prime Minister Saad Hariri surprisingly announced his resignation from the Saudi capital. The President Read more
In implementation of the landmark Palestinian reconciliation accord, Hamas handed over control of the Gaza strip borders with Egypt and Israel to the Palestinian Authority. The move is part of restoring the status quo ante the 2007 split that mired Read more
The Egyptian army said Monday it destroyed three tunnels running through the Egyptian border into Gaza, a day after Israel destroyed a tunnel between the Palestinian enclave and the Jewish state killing several Palestinian fighters. Army Colonel Tamer al-Rifai noted Read more