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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu attends the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on March 13, 2016. AFP / GALI TIBBON

Shin Bet Expects Renewed Attacks in Israeli Cities, Accuses Hezbollah and Hamas

by Nazir Majli | Aug 19, 2016 | Middle East

Tel Aviv-The office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has issued a statement released by Shin Bet security service announcing a possible return of bombings to Israeli cities and accusing Lebanon’s so-called Hezbollah and the Palestinian Hamas Movement of...

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Hamas Expresses Concern over Ties with Iran

Hamas Expresses Concern over Ties with Iran

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 17, 2016 | Middle East

London- Commander of Hamas’ West Bank Department Saleh al-Arouri has expressed deep concern over the high cost that the movement might pay to Iran in return for the military and financial support received by Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of Hamas,...

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Israeli soldiers patrol near the border with the Gaza Strip November 16, 2012. Reuters

Palestinian Killed in West Bank Raid

by Kifah Ziboun | Jul 28, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah, London- After clashes that lasted around eight hours, Israeli occupation forces shot dead on Wednesday a Palestinian who the military said was responsible for an attack that killed a rabbi in a drive-by shooting in the occupied West Bank earlier this month....

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A Palestinian Hamas security officer stands guard in Gaza, on October 9, 2014. (Mohammed Abed/AFP)

Israeli Official Confirms Secret Meetings, Hamas Denies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 27, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah-Recent leaked information about a meeting between Hamas and Israeli officials stirred nationwide debates, before a Hamas official had to deny what an Israeli figure had confirmed. Channel 10 of Israeli television reported a meeting of the head of the regional...

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Hamas militants grab Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel, before executing them in Gaza City, August 22, 2014. REUTERS/Stringer

Hamas Participation or Absence from Elections, To Be Decided Today

by Kafah Zaboun | Jul 17, 2016 | Middle East

Ramallah-Hamas sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that whether the organization will participate in the local elections or not is a decision to be made after today’s meeting with Head of the Central Elections Commission Hanna Nasser. According to same sources, Hamas will...