Both Israel and Gaza-based terror groups Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have indicated willingness to cooperate and be flexible in order to reach a ceasefire agreement, Egyptian sources told the Hezbollah-affiliated Lebanese newspaper Al-Akhbar. However, the deal’s approval ultimately is reportedly dependent on Israel. According to the Lebanese outlet, Israel requested to shorten the … Read more
Hamas has said that it “congratulates our brotherly Syrian people on their success in achieving their aspirations for freedom and justice, and calls on all components of the Syrian people to unite ranks, further national cohesion, and rise above the pains of the past.” Meanwhile, the Iranian-backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad group has also said … Read more
Former UNRWA commissioner general Pierre Krahenbuhl met with leaders of designated Palestinian terrorist organizations during his term, assuring them that “we are one” and “no one can separate us,” as published on a UN Watch expose. According to the expose, the meeting took place in Beirut in February 2017, with participants including, in addition … Read more
Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirmed on Saturday that two of the terror group’s leaders were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Damascus on Thursday, Army Radio reported. One of the leaders was a member of the organization’s leadership, and the other was the official responsible for foreign relations. A spokesperson for the terrorist organization named … Read more
After exposing the involvement of six Al Jazeera journalists in terrorism and connections to terrorist groups, the IDF revealed additional documents indicating close cooperation between Hamas and the Qatari state-owned network, the military said on Thursday. Cooperation ranged from prohibiting the channel from criticizing the terrorist organization to concealing incidents of failed launches and even … Read more
Hundreds of terrorists from northern Gaza and Gaza City had gathered in the Jabalya refugee camp, turning the local population into human shields and threatening them not to leave their homes or they would be harmed, according to a Walla report from Sunday. Hundreds of Gazan civilians were evacuated from Jabalya on Monday morning … Read more
The Israel Air Force (IAF) conducted a precise strike on an operational meeting point for Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Jabalya in the Gaza Strip, the military said on Thursday. The operation, using intelligence and under the direction of the IDF and Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency), struck the terrorists who operated … Read more
Laith Jaar, a West Bank correspondent for the Qatari state-owned media giant Al Jazeera, was arrested and allegedly beaten by Palestinian Authority security forces this week, according to Arab media reports. The arrest reportedly occured when Jaar arrived to file a complaint against a Palestinian officer, alleging that the officer assaulted him following Israel’s … Read more
Iran has angered its allies, particularly Hezbollah and Hamas, by once again urging caution in responding to Israel after the assassinations of high-ranking Hezbollah terrorist Fuad Shukr and Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the Kuwaiti newspaper al Jarida reported on Wednesday. According to the report, while Iran has recently signaled a willingness to delay … Read more
Sami Al-Arian, an academic deported from the US a couple of decades ago after pleading guilty to providing services to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), shared a stage in a panel discussion with a high-ranking member of the terror organization Hamas, Jamal Issa, during a conference held in Istanbul last week. The conference was … Read more
