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Jun 14, 2007 6:28 AM CDT

Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza

Fatah still controls West Bank

(Newser) - Hamas is in control of most of Gaza after a day of fighting in which its forces overran the headquarters of a major paramilitary force loyal to Fatah. The Times reports that Hamas militia surrounded the presidential compound in Gaza City, but president Mahmoud Abbas remains in the West Bank....

UN Memo Rips US on Mideast

Jun 13, 2007 5:36 AM CDT

UN Memo Rips US on Mideast

Palestinian boycott exacts 'devastating consequences'

(Newser) - The UN's former Mideast envoy condemns US policy toward Israel in a secret report that rips America for having "pummeled the UN into submission," rendering it powerless as a negotiator on Mideast matters. The report, leaked to the Guardian, also labels the boycott of the Palestinian government a...

Hamas Takes Fatah Outposts in Gaza

Jun 12, 2007 9:59 PM CDT

Hamas Takes Fatah Outposts in Gaza

Abbas decries Hamas coup as escalating bloodshed leaves 37 dead

(Newser) - Hamas fighters overpowered Fatah security forces to capture their headquarters in northern Gaza today, as battles raging across the strip for the second day left at least 37 dead, the AP reports. Pro-Fatah soldiers then attacked the main Hamas-run television station, but they were repelled.

11 Die in Gaza Violence

Jun 12, 2007 5:14 AM CDT

11 Die in Gaza Violence

Despite cease fire, senior Fatah, Hamas figures are assassinated

(Newser) - Violence broke out across the Gaza Strip yesterday, mere hours after a declared cease fire. Fatah gunmen murdered a senior Hamas member late in the day, followed by the execution of a senior Fatah member outside his home, where he was hit with 45 bullets.

Israeli Air Strike Hits Near Palestinian
PM's home

May 25, 2007 2:40 PM CDT

Israeli Air Strike Hits Near Palestinian PM's home

Increases tension between factions

(Newser) - An Israeli air strike hit near the Gaza home of Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh today. The Israeli military said that Haniyeh was not the target, though an official said earlier this week that any Hamas leader—including Haniyeh—rmight be attacked if rocket strikes on Israel continue.

Israel Detains
Senior Hamas Officials

May 24, 2007 12:16 PM CDT

Israel Detains Senior Hamas Officials

Education Minister and two mayors among those arrested

(Newser) - Israeli troops arrested 33 Hamas leaders—including several moderate politicians—in the West Bank overnight, as part of a continuing crackdown on the group following a deadly barrage of rocket attacks. The move suggests Israel is stepping up pressure on Hamas' political arm as it seeks to prevent the group's...

Israel Targets Palestinian PM

May 22, 2007 2:40 PM CDT

Israel Targets Palestinian PM

All Hamas leaders fair game if rocket attacks don't cease, declares defense official

(Newser) - The Israeli government today threatened to assassinate the Palestinian prime minister, Ismail Haniyeh, if rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip are not halted, reports the Guardian. Deputy defense minister Ephraim Sneh declared on the radio, "There is no one who is in the circle of commanders and leaders in...

Israel Steps
Up Attack
on Hamas

May 21, 2007 8:24 AM CDT

Israel Steps Up Attack on Hamas

Gaza assault continues; at least 5 dead, thousands without power

(Newser) - Israel is escalating both its shooting war and its war of words with Hamas over the Gaza Strip. An Israeli air assault today killed at least five people and came on the heels of a massive attack targeting a Hamas leader over the weekend. That strike missed Khalil al-Hayya but...

Palestinian Factions Call Another Truce

May 19, 2007 8:28 PM CDT

Palestinian Factions Call Another Truce

Ceasefire is fifth in a week; Israel suffers, launches rocket strikes

(Newser) - Fatah and Hamas agreed on a ceasefire today for the fifth time in a week, hitting the pause button on a situation that threatens the Palestinian Authority's coalition government. Meanwhile, air strikes in and out of Israel continued, and a source told the Sunday Times of London that Israel was...

Israeli Strikes Kill 5 in Gaza

May 18, 2007 7:08 AM CDT

Israeli Strikes Kill 5 in Gaza

Hamas and Fatah continue to clash

(Newser) - Israel has launched air strikes at Gaza for a second day in response to continued Hamas rocket attacks. Helicopter gunships and fighter jets targeted militants, and at least five Hamas fighters were killed in the strikes. Hamas has fired about a hundred makeshift missiles into Israel in the past several...

Violence Brings Palestinians to Brink of Civil War

May 16, 2007 7:50 AM CDT

Violence Brings Palestinians to Brink of Civil War

(Newser) - Violence between the Hamas and Fatah factions has brought the Palestinian territories to the brink of civil war, a situation that now directly involves Israel, which launched air strikes on Gaza today. Earlier, Hamas gunmen killed at least five guards as they attacked the home of a Fatah security chief....

Palestinian Factions Call Ceasefire

May 15, 2007 6:49 AM CDT

Palestinian Factions Call Ceasefire

Hamas and Fatah agree to shaky truce after brutal fighting in Gaza

(Newser) - Hamas and Fatah have brokered a truce after two days of intense factional fighting that left 9 dead and 30 wounded. The Palestinian government has deployed its entire security force to the Gaza strip in an effort to maintain peace, but, the BBC observes, sporadic fighting continued Monday.

Hamas Calls Off Ceasefire

Apr 24, 2007 10:03 AM CDT

Hamas Calls Off Ceasefire

Israeli Independence Day marked by rocket blasts; Hamas claims responsibility

(Newser) - Hamas launched dozens of rockets and mortar shells at Israel this morning, ending a five-month cease fire. The blasts rocked the country as it celebrated its 59th Independence Day. The Hamas-led government blames Israel for the breakdown, citing the deaths of nine Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank killed...

Group Claims Kidnapped BBC Reporter Is Dead

Apr 16, 2007 7:05 AM CDT

Group Claims Kidnapped BBC Reporter Is Dead

Journalist based in Gaza has been missing for a month

(Newser) - An obscure Palestinian group claims to have murdered a veteran BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza a month ago. There is no confirmation of the claim and a Palestinian Authority official, Saeb Erekat, said: “I urge those who abducted Johnston, instead of circulating rumors, and I hope these rumors are...

Klein: War on Terror Has Hurt Israel

Mar 26, 2007 12:33 PM CDT

Klein: War on Terror Has Hurt Israel

Hawks in the Bush administration were pro-Israel, but the results weren't

(Newser) - "As a Jew, I am embarrassed by the role that so many prominent Jews have had in empowering the enemy," Joe Klein writes in a blog from Jerusalem, noting the number of neoconservatives in the Bush war machine who had close ties to the Israeli government. Klein says...

Aid Grows Despite Embargo

Mar 21, 2007 10:04 AM CDT

Aid Grows Despite Embargo

(Newser) - Palestinians are actually receiving more foreign aid, not less, than they were before the US and the European Union slapped an aid embargo against the Hamas led Palestinian Authority last year, reports Steven Erlanger. The United Nations and the International Monetary Fund say $1.2 billion was given to...