Tag: Hamas
Palestinian leader ‘in good health’ ahead of election
JERUSALEM — The Palestinian president has received a clean bill of health ahead of the anticipated Palestinian elections next month, his office said Wednesday....
Palestinian leader heads to Germany for medical checkup
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas flew to Jordan by helicopter on Monday ahead of an official visit to Germany on which he will...
Gaza man: After lengthy torture, Hamas forced me to divorce
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — After months of torture and interrogations in a Hamas prison, Palestinian activist Rami Aman says he was offered an...
Poll: Fatah, Hamas face headwinds ahead of Palestinian vote
JERUSALEM — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party and his militant Hamas rivals would each fall well short of a parliamentary majority if elections...
Palestinians expand vaccination campaign after UN shipment
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Palestinian Health Ministry began administering the first doses of coronavirus vaccines it received from the global COVAX initiative...
Israel unveils guided mortar system for future urban warfare
JERUSALEM — The Israeli Defense Ministry on Sunday said it has completed development of a new guided mortar system, giving the army a formidable...
Israel, Greece, Cyprus hold naval drill as they deepen ties
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Friday that it has conducted a joint naval exercise with Greece and Cyprus, in the latest sign of...
Palestinian Fatah kicks out senior member ahead of elections
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party has stripped a senior official of his membership after he announced he would run...
Gaza’s Hamas rulers hold secret leadership election
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The Islamic militant group Hamas on Tuesday was holding a leadership election in its Gaza Strip stronghold, a race...
Rival of Palestinian president delivers vaccines to Gaza
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — A shipment of coronavirus vaccines arranged by a rival of President Mahmoud Abbas arrived in the Gaza Strip on...