An explosion struck the convoy carrying Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, as he visited Gaza to inaugurate a new sewage plant, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. The attack raises questions whether the two main Palestinian factions can cooperate to govern effectively, a condition necessary for statehood. First Video of...

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A video released earlier this week shows Hamas stealing electricity from power lines meant for civilians the IDF said. The Times of Israel reported Sunday that Maj. Gen. Yoav Mordechai, who serves as the coordinator of government activities in the territories (COGAT), posted the video on his Facebook page showing...

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Israeli officials are increasingly concerned about President Abbas’s health and the consequences for stability in the Palestinian Authority. Writing in Haaretz, Amos Harel said that details about Abbas’ health have been shared with Israeli political and security officials amid concerns that, “although security cooperation between Israel and the PA continues...

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Hamas, the Islamist terror group which is in complete political and military control of the Gaza Strip, on Sunday banned the launching of a new television station specializing in Palestinian women’s affairs, the BBC reported. The new station, designed to “shed light on Palestinian women as an integral part of...

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Following the arrests of an Israeli-Arab and a Turkish citizen, the Shin Bet, Israel’s internal intelligence agency accused Turkish authorities of turning a “blind eye” to the efforts of Hamas to raise money and arrange terror attacks, The Times of Israel reported Monday. Shin Bet’s investigation found that Cemil Tekeli,...

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While a feud between Hamas, the terrorist group that rules Gaza, and the Fatah dominated Palestinian Authority that rules the West Bank, has threatened Gaza with a major health crisis, two Arab nations have pledged money to keep the generators in Gaza’s hospitals and medical centers running, Reuters reported on...

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Fatah, the main Palestinian political party and which is headed by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, condemned Israel for the killing of Ahmad Jarrar in a firefight, The Times of Israel reported Tuesday. Jarrar, who Hamas described as a commander, was the leader of the terrorist cell responsible for the killing of...

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Following the interdiction of explosive chemicals hidden in shipments of medical supplies to the Gaza Strip by Israel’s Defense Ministry, the American Special Representative for International Negotiations blasted Hamas, the terrorist group that has complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, for causing “misery” to Gaza’s residents by choosing...

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Israel broke up an attempt by Hamas, the terrorist organization that maintains complete political and military control over the Gaza Strip, to smuggle chemicals that can be used to create explosives which were hidden in shipments of medical equipment, The Times of Israel reported Sunday. Israel’s Crossing Authority found containers of chemicals...

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The Israel Air Force (IAF) responded to missile fire from Gaza last night by targeting a Hamas observation post in the southern Gaza Strip. According to a military spokesperson: “The IDF sees the Hamas terror group as the sole party responsible for what takes place in the Gaza Strip and...

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