Israel’s assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders will backfire | Hamas

Israel’s assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders will backfire | Hamas

In recent weeks, Israel has been on an assassination spree, killing several high-profile Hamas and Hezbollah leaders in quick succession. Yet there is reason to believe these killings, widely celebrated as a show of power now, will serve to embolden these groups and prove harmful to Israel’s security and the…

Iran’s Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Iran’s Khamenei leads funeral prayers for Hamas chief Haniyeh | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Haniyeh’s body is being carried through Tehran towards Azadi Square before being flown to Qatar for burial. Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has led funeral prayers at a memorial event for Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. In the capital’s city centre, thousands of mourners with posters of Haniyeh…

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after Haniyeh killing in Iran | Israel-Palestine conflict News

UN Security Council members fear all-out war after Haniyeh killing in Iran | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Countries of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have condemned the assassination of Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh in Iran and called for stepped-up diplomatic efforts to prevent an all-out war in the Middle East. The UNSC’s emergency meeting on Wednesday came as Iran and Hamas – the Palestinian group…

Haniyeh killing risks dragging US into war it says it doesn’t want | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Haniyeh killing risks dragging US into war it says it doesn’t want | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Speaking on Monday, two days after Israel blamed Lebanon’s Hezbollah for the attack that killed 12 people in the occupied Golan Heights, White House official John Kirby reiterated US support for Israel, but emphasised that Washington still wanted regional de-escalation. “We believe that there is still time and space for…

Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran | Hamas News

Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh assassinated in Iran | Hamas News

Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran where he had been attending the president’s inauguration. Hamas’s political chief Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran, according to a statement from the group that governs Gaza, which blamed Israel for his death. Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed…

‘Pressure for this to succeed’: Will Fatah-Hamas unity deal hold? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Pressure for this to succeed’: Will Fatah-Hamas unity deal hold? | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Palestinian factions signed a “national unity” deal on Tuesday, raising hope and doubt that rival movements can reconcile their ideological differences and bitter history to lobby for an end to Israel’s occupation, analysts say. The deal was signed in the Chinese capital Beijing after three days of intensive talks that…

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal aimed at Gaza governance | Hamas News

Palestinian rivals Hamas and Fatah sign unity deal aimed at Gaza governance | Hamas News

The factions have agreed an ‘interim national reconciliation government’, says Beijing. Palestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes. The deal, finalised on Tuesday in China after three days of intensive talks, lays the groundwork for…

‘Torn up bodies’: Israel intensifies bombing campaign in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

‘Torn up bodies’: Israel intensifies bombing campaign in Gaza | Israel-Palestine conflict News

Israeli attacks kill dozens, including local journalist, as Palestinian death toll in besieged territory nears 39,000. The Israeli military has continued its relentless bombardment of Gaza with strikes hitting the southern, central and northern parts of the territory. The Palestinian Civil Defence said on Saturday that its crews retrieved the…