Things could not be better for Israel currently - as Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an assassination attack on his residence in Tehran, hours before the Israeli military claimed to have killed a senior Hezbollah commander named Fuad Shukr in a rare drone strike in Beirut. On the other hand, the alleged killing of Shukr in …
Militant group Hamas says it is studying a new proposal for a three-stage truce deal and ceasefire, in what seems to be the most serious peace initiative in months. Key points: Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says he is studying the ceasefire proposal New footage shows Israeli commandos, disguised as medical workers and Muslim women, storming into a hospital in the …
Conditions in the Gaza Strip have long been dire, with the territory referred to by some as the world's 'largest open air prison'. According to the Embassy of Israel in the US, three of Hamas's most senior leaders - Mousa Abu Marzouk, Khaled Mashal and Ismail Haniyeh - have net worths of more than $3billion each. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh …