All news on the topic: Hamas

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Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar killed in surprise encounter with Israeli forces
Sinwar was Palestinian militant group’s most senior figure and the mastermind of the 7 October attack that triggered the war in Gaza
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Top Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali was killed in an air strike on a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon
An Israeli strike on a refugee camp in north Lebanon has killed Hamas official Saeed Atallah Ali and his family, the militant group has said.
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Iran’s Ali Khamenei vows Hezbollah and Hamas will not back down
In rare public address, supreme leader defends missile attack on Israel and makes appeal for Muslim unity
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Gaza releases the identities of 34,344 Palestinians killed in the war with Israel
Document runs to 649 pages and includes 169 babies born after the Hamas attacks of 7 October
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Israeli military acknowledges ’high probability’ that it mistakenly killed hostages
Strike that killed Ahmed al-Ghandour last year was initially said to be unrelated to death of hostages held by Hamas
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Israeli strike on al-Mawasi in Khan Younis safe zone kills 40, according to Gaza officials
Emergency services reported that 20 tents were destroyed in the attack, which Israel claimed targeted a Hamas command center.
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Bodies of 6 hostages, murdered by Hamas just days ago, found in Rafah
Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Ori Danino, Alex Lubnov, Carmel Gat and Almog Sarusi discovered in Gaza tunnel; families forum says they could have been saved, urges protests
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Israeli forces kill local Hamas commander in the West Bank
Israeli forces killed a local commander of the Islamist movement Hamas in the flashpoint city of Jenin on Friday as they pressed a major operation in the occupied West Bank for a third day, the Israeli military said.
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Israel launches massive airstrikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon, sparking fears of World War 3
US President Joe Biden is said to be “closely monitoring events in Israel and Lebanon" after a huge increase in military strikes on Sunday sparked fears a wider conflict could soon break out in the region
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UK reportedly suspends arms export license applications for Israel ’pending review’
Government department denies policy change, saying applications will be considered on ‘case by case basis’
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US deploys aircraft carrier, warships, and fighter squadron to Middle East as region braces for Iranian retaliation
The US is sending a carrier strike group, a fighter squadron and additional warships to the Middle East as the region braces for an Iranian retaliation to the killing of a senior Hamas leader in Tehran earlier this week.
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Hezbollah chief says conflict with Israel is in ‘new phase’ after assassinations
Hassan Nasrallah calls for revenge at funeral of Fuad Shukr as does Iranian president at funeral of Hamas’s political leader, Ismail Haniyeh
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Ismail Haniyeh’s death brings prospect of regional war closer
While Hamas’s capacity to retaliate is diminished, response could come from axis of militias backed by Iran
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Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh assassinated, escalating fears of all-out war in the Middle East
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said early Wednesday, accusing Israel of orchestrating the killing
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New blood: How the Kremlin’s aggressive ambitions are bringing Ukraine more allies worldwide
At the outset of Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Kyiv found it difficult to seek military assistance from third countries.
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At least 60 people killed in Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Strip
Targets include ‘humanitarian zone’ and school harbouring displaced people, where IDF says there were Hamas fighters
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The health ministry controlled by Hamas reported that 71 individuals were killed in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza
The Hamas-run health ministry in Gaza says at least 71 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a designated humanitarian area, in an attack which Israel says targeted senior Hamas leaders.
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Israel-Hamas talks to resume, raising hopes of a Gaza ceasefire
Netanyahu sends intelligence chief to Qatar to study Hamas proposal, while Hezbollah says it would also stop attacks if hostilities paused
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500 medical workers killed during Israel’s military assault on Gaza, UN reports
“This equates to an average of two health care workers killed every day,” British charity warns.
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Netanyahu says the intense phase of Israel’s war with Hamas is nearing an end
Israeli PM says he hopes for diplomatic solution to conflict but will solve it in ‘a different way’ if necessary
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Both Israel and Hamas have been found to have committed war crimes since October 7, according to a UN body
Parallel reports describe serious crimes during Hamas attack and Israel’s subsequent offensive in Gaza
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Dramatic moment Israeli soldiers storm Hamas building to rescue hostages
This is the dramatic moment three hostages were rescued in Gaza more than eight months after being kidnapped from the Nova Music Festival in Israel.
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Israel-Gaza war: Hamas claims 210 Palestinians killed during Israeli rescue mission, describing scenes as a ’horror movie’
Israeli forces rescued four hostages held by Hamas since October in a raid Palestinian officials said killed more than 200 people. The scenes were likened to a "horror movie" by one paramedic.
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Exploring the finances of the ISIS, Hamas, and Hezbollah terrorist empires
In May, a Russian programmer was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison in the Netherlands for creating the crypto mixer Tornado Cash.
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British-Israeli hostage among four who died in Hamas captivity
British-Israeli hostage Nadav Popplewell was among four people who died while in Hamas captivity, the Israeli military has said.