10 hours ago - By Laurie Copans, AP Writer
Palestinian militants fired five rockets at southern Israel early Thursday, shortly after officials said Israeli threats had cowered the Hamas-led government into stopping the attacks. Complete Story
8 hours ago - By Associated Press
A Hamas government minister returned to the Gaza Strip on Thursday with $2 million in his luggage for his money-starved government, a day after the foreign minister brought $20 million in cash into the coastal strip.
Jun 4 - By Associated Press
Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Sunday said a plan by President Mahmoud Abbas to hold a referendum on a plan that implicitly recognizes Israel is illegal.
May 29 - By Sean Yoong, AP Writer
The foreign minister of the Hamas-led Palestinian government has withdrawn from an international meeting in Malaysia, apparently in protest over the attendance of his rival from the Fatah faction, a top Malaysian official said Monday.
May 27 - By Associated Press
The Hamas-led government's militia returned to the streets of Gaza in small numbers on Saturday, a day after the Islamic group withdrew the force in an effort to calm an increasingly bloody standoff with forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas.
May 26 - By Associated Press
The Hamas militant group withdrew a controversial private militia from the streets of the Gaza Strip on Friday, saying it wanted to avoid further infighting with the rival Fatah movement.
May 25 - By Mohammed Daraghmeh, AP Writer
In a bold initiative, the Palestinian president gave Hamas 10 days to accept the idea of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, saying Thursday he'll submit the plan to a referendum by mid-July if the Islamic militants refuse.
May 24 - By John Daniszewski, AP Writer
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday he will call a national referendum on accepting a Palestinian state alongside Israel if Hamas does not agree to the idea within 10 days.
May 23 - By Laurie Copans, AP Writer
Taking their message to a state they don't recognize, the Hamas prime minister gave an interview to an Israeli newspaper and his top aide spoke in Hebrew on the radio Tuesday.
May 17 - By Associated Press
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has told the Hamas-led government it must immediately remove its new security forces from the streets of Gaza, a top Abbas aide said Thursday.
May 17 - By Anne Gearan, AP Diplomatic Writer
Saudi Arabia has unsuccessfully argued to the Bush administration that shutting off aid to the Palestinian government and isolating its new Hamas leadership will only radicalize a destitute population and set back the cause of peace with Israel.
May 17 - By Associated Press
The Hamas-led Palestinian government said Wednesday it is activating a new security unit made up of militants, despite a veto by moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.
May 16 - By Associated Press
Shooting attacks Tuesday in the Gaza Strip left one Hamas member dead and two others wounded, emergency workers said.
May 16 - By Karin Laub, AP Writer
He's overdrawn at the bank, owes $400 to the grocery, can no longer afford baby formula for his youngest and is trying to sell his 16-year-old car for half its value to raise cash for food.
May 12 - By Associated Press
Several thousand Hamas supporters gathered Friday to collect money and jewelry for the cash-strapped Palestinian government on Friday, criticizing the Western economic pressure on the Islamic militant group.
May 11 - By Associated Press
The two main Palestinian groups Hamas and Fatah should unite and fight Israel rather than each other, Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal said Thursday.
May 11 - By Jamal Halaby, AP Writer
State television broadcast on Thursday confessions by three members of the militant Palestinian group Hamas detained in what Jordan said was a plot to target its officials.
May 10 - By Associated Press
Jordan has detained more than 20 Hamas activists for smuggling arms from Syria, a spokesman said Wednesday, revealing for the first time the number of people arrested since the cache was uncovered.
May 2 - By Amy Teibel, AP Writer
Hamas' turbulent first month in power has laid bare brewing friction between the militant group's Syria-based hard-line chief and elected leaders in the West Bank and Gaza.
Apr 29 - By Steven Gutkin, AP Writer
Ayman Shurasi invested his life savings in an amusement park for Gaza's children, replete with "flying" elephants, bumper cars and a smiling Thomas the Tank Engine.
Apr 25 - By Jamal Halaby, AP Writer
Militants arrested last week were in the final phase of plotting an attack on Jordanian targets under orders from a Hamas official in Syria, a government spokesman said Tuesday.
Apr 19 - By Mohammed Daraghmeh, AP Writer
Four senior Hamas officials will appeal Israel's decision to revoke their Jerusalem residency rights, the Palestinian justice minister said Wednesday.
Apr 18 - By Associated Press
Jordan accused Hamas activists of smuggling missiles and other weapons into the kingdom and said Tuesday it was canceling a planned visit of the Palestinian foreign minister — the second diplomatic snub for the Hamas-led government in a week.
Apr 18 - By Sarah El Deeb, AP Writer
Never mind the icy winds blowing from the West. The Hamas government's toughest detractors have popped up at home, criticizing the Islamic militant rulers in Palestinian newspaper cartoons, TV commentaries and radio talk shows.
Apr 18 - By Associated Press
Israel decided Tuesday to revoke the Jerusalem residency rights of four Hamas lawmakers, a response to a suicide bombing that killed nine civilians in a Tel Aviv restaurant.
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