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Rockets hit Israel, breaking Hamas truce

Three Qassam rockets fired from Gaza on Tuesday struck the Israeli border town of Sderot in the first serious breach of a five-day-old truce between Israel and Hamas.

Why is Hamas Interested in a Temporary Truce with Israel?

In an interview with Al-Jazeera (April 26, 2008), Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal clarified that for Hamas, a tahdiya is "a tactic in conflict management." He added that it "is not unusual for the resistance...to escalate sometimes and to retreat a bit sometimes as the tide does....The tahdiya creates a formulation that will force Israel...to remove the siege...and if it happens it will be a remarkable achievement."

Israel-Hamas truce announced

Ceasefire due to begin on Thursday at 6am local time and to last for six months.

Jimmy Carter: Pariah Diplomacy

Through more official consultations with these outlawed leaders, it may yet be possible to revive and expedite the stalemated peace talks between Israel and its neighbors. In the Middle East, as in Nepal, the path to peace lies in negotiation, not in isolation.

Abbas asks PLO to call elections

President says Hamas is "committing bloody crimes" against the Palestinians.

'Not Enough Room in Gaza': Hamas, Clan Rivalries, and Alan Johnston's Dangerous Predicament

BBC reporter Alan Johnston has been held prisoner in Gaza for 105 days, kidnapped by a militia hostile to Hamas. Liberating Johnston would improve Hamas's image. But an offensive could also cost Johnston his life.

Hamas Opens Doors of Notorious Prison: A Visit to Fatah's Torture Chamber

A building formerly occupied by Fatah's intelligence service in Gaza was long notorious for torture and execution. Now Hamas is in control -- and is letting former inmates visit the chamber of horrors.

The Gaza crisis and the failure of Palestinian nationalism

The formation of a new government by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and the declaration of a state of emergency, after a week of civil warfare in Gaza between Fatah and Hamas ended in the military victory of the Islamist movement, have consolidated the de facto political division between the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

Hamas issues Johnston ultimatum

Palestinian movement Hamas threatens to use force to free BBC reporter Alan Johnston by the end of Monday.

DEBKAfile - DEBKAfile Exclusive: Hamas – and its Syrian and Iranian sponsors - capture priceless P

The Fatah-led general intelligence and security services caved in too fast to shred, wipe or burn documents, computer disks and archives. The entire collection fell into Hamas hands when they seized Palestinian Preventive Intelligence HQ at Tel Awa (henceforth Tel al-Islam) and the Palestinian General Intelligence center near Gaza port. DEBKAfile s intelligence sources say: Never before has a bonanza of Western intelligence secrets on this scale ever reached an implacably hostile Islamis

Hamas official says BBC reporter to be freed Sunday

A Hamas official said Sunday that BBC reporter Alan Johnston, abducted in the Gaza Strip three months ago, would be released in the next few hours. ...

Infrastructure Minister: Gaza aid halted until situation clarified

Infrastructure Minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer said Sunday that Israel would halt all aid to the Gaza Strip until the situation in the Hamas-controlled territory became clearer. ...

Hamas 'working to free BBC man'

Hamas says it has urged BBC reporter Alan Johnston's kidnappers to release him immediately.

Bush tells Peres: Terrorists must not succeed in Gaza crisis

U.S. President George Bush phoned President-elect Shimon Peres Friday and congratulated him on his appointment, and said in reference to Hamas' takeover of the Gaza Strip this week "terrorists must not be allowed to flourish and succeed." ...

Hamas takes full control of Gaza

An uneasy calm returns to Gaza where Hamas is in full control after series of attacks on key Fatah strongholds.