Hamas holding talks on future status of Gaza

Oct. 8, 2008

- Hamas leaders will hold talks in Cairo today on proposals to end the schism with Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah group by reshaping the way the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip is governed.

Haniyeh says Hamas should be in Arab talks

GAZA, Nov. 22 (UPI) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh says his militant group should have been invited by Egyptian and Arab League leaders to take part in upcoming talks.

Haniyeh says factions support Gaza truce

GAZA, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh said Friday armed factions in Gaza are dedicated to maintaining a truce in the troubled Middle East region.

Palestinians nab terror suspects

HEBRON, West Bank, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A U.S.-trained battalion of Palestinian policemen has arrested more than 250 Hamas-affiliated terror suspects in Hebron, officials report.

Israel kills four in Gaza City airstrike

GAZA, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Israeli warplanes killed four Palestinian militants and injured six people in a Gaza City strike Sunday, a Palestinian official said.

Report: Hamas offered Bush talks in 2006

JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh offered U.S. President George W. Bush an opening to the Hamas government in 2006, Haaretz reported Friday.

Israeli official says Hamas favors truce

JERUSALEM, Nov. 14 (UPI) -- Most Hamas leaders want to continue a cease-fire with Israel over the short term but the military wing is against it, a former Israeli security official says.

Texas jury deliberates Hamas funding case

DALLAS, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- A Dallas jury began deliberations Wednesday in the trial of a charity group accused of raising money for Middle East terrorists.

Four Palestinians die in gunfight

JERUSALEM, Nov. 12 (UPI) -- Four Palestinian gunmen died in a gunfight with Israeli soldiers Wednesday, Israeli and Palestinian officials said.

Barak wants to consider return rocket fire

JERUSALEM, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak says he wants the Cabinet to discuss returning rocket fire from Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

Fatah-Hamas negotiations postponed

CAIRO, Nov. 9 (UPI) -- Talks aimed at a political reconciliation between Palestinian Arab factions Fatah and Hamas have been postponed in Cairo, participants said.

IDF uncovers tunnel from Gaza Strip

JERUSALEM, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- Israeli security authorities say they have uncovered a tunnel out of the Gaza Strip that is suspected to have been constructed for terrorist operations.

Israeli strikes kill 5 Gaza gunmen

KHAN YUNIS, Gaza, Nov. 4 (UPI) -- Israeli military aircraft struck fighter locations in Gaza overnight Tuesday, killing at least five men, Palestinian officials said.

Leader predicts Palestinian reconciliation

JERUSALEM, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Fatah and Hamas may reconcile soon, reforming into a single movement, a Palestinian leader predicts.

Found tunnel deemed Hamas firing range

HEBRON, West Bank, Oct. 29 (UPI) -- A West Bank tunnel discovered by the Palestinian Authority was built by the Islamic militant group Hamas for weapons training, sources say.

PA sends police reinforcements to Hebron

HEBRON, West Bank, Oct. 25 (UPI) -- The Palestinian Authority has sent police reinforcements to the West Bank city of Hebron to counter the influence of Hamas militants, Israeli officials say.