Hamas Fatah

Twenty years after Gaza withdrawal, threat of terror remains - opinion

The Palestinians had a chance to build a viable and flourishing presence in Gaza; instead, they opted for terrorism and hate.

|ByMARGOT DUDKEVITCH
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.
Ofri Bibas Levy, 37, poses with a picture of her family still held hostage after representatives of families of hostages taken by Hamas on October 7 held a press conference, after submitting legal filings to the International Criminal Court. February 14, 2024.

Bibas family: When Shiri, Ariel, and Kfir were not on Saturday's list, our world collapsed

The family welcomed Karina Ariev, Daniella Gilboa, Liri Albag, and Naama Levy home while vowing to continue to fight for the Bibas family.

|ByEVE YOUNG
IDF troops operate in the West Bank. April 22, 2024.

Israel-Hamas War Day 199: What's going on in Gaza, Syria, Iraq?

Terror attack in Jerusalem • IDF intelligence head resigns •Kataib Hezbollah fire rockets at US military base • Fatah admits Hamas kills aid workers to steal food

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Smoke rises over Gaza as seen from Southern Israel, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, November 10, 2023.

Escalating tensions between Fatah, Hamas will impact post-war Gaza

Hamas has recently ramped up efforts to maintain its influence in Gaza post-war, targeting Palestinian Authority actors within the territory.

|ByMAARIV ONLINE

Condemned to misery by its leaders? How Gaza can choose life

The burgeoning truce with the PA is Hamas's admission that when it came to governing it had no idea what to do.

OCTOBER 6, 2017ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
A Palestinian boy standing by a gate looks on as he waits for the return of his relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, September 13, 2017

Egypt: Israel must not take action against Hamas leaders during negotiations

Saudi news site Elaph reported that Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Major General Khaled Fawzy met with Israeli officials to discuss the Hamas-Fatah talks.

OCTOBER 5, 2017ByYASSER OKBI/ MAARIV HASHAVUA
Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Yahya Sinwar (R)

Analysis: Despite fanfare, Hamas and Fatah will be hard to reconcile

It is hard to see any way the PA can govern the Strip in a sustained way while Hamas retains the military power it refuses to relinquish.

OCTOBER 3, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
PEOPLE WATCH as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah visits the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City yesterday.

Abbas says PA must control everything in Gaza including security

Palestinian leader says he will not accept a recreation of "the Hezbollah model" in the Gaza Strip.

OCTOBER 3, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets delegates after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017.

Unlike past, Israel not slamming Fatah-Hamas reconciliation moves

“Hamas is trying to gain international legitimacy, without accepting Israel’s right to exist, without disarming and without accepting the Quartet principles.”

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByHERB KEINON
Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad (L) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Palestinian Authority officials set for historic Gaza visit

The visit is part of a historic bid to work on ending the territorial division between the West Bank and Gaza.

OCTOBER 2, 2017ByADAM RASGON
A Palestinian holds a flag during a protest

Ahead of Gaza reconciliation, Hamas frees Fatah men

Hamas opted for reconciliation with Western-backed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah because it is short of funds and friends.

OCTOBER 1, 2017ByREUTERS
Shadi Abu Obeid (L), a member of the Palestinian Fatah movement, is greeted by a relative in Gaza City after his release from a Hamas prison on October 1, 2017.

Quiet on settlement activity, Mideast Quartet calls for PA control of Gaza

The statement omitted any reference to Israeli settlement activity – a rarity for the Quartet.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
A Palestinian Hamas militant takes part in a Gaza rally marking the twelfth anniversary of the death of late Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Hamas to Abbas: Lift punitive measures against the people of Gaza

Fatah and Hamas officials are slated to meet in Cairo in the next week to discuss reconciliation.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017ByADAM RASGON
A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Hamas says it's ready to talk with Fatah

The statement was released following a meeting led by Haniyeh and the Egyptian Intelligence chief.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Fatah official Nabil Shaath (L) and Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.