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t. e. Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the region from rival party Fatah in June 2007. [ 1][ 2][ 3] Hamas' government was led by Ismail Haniyeh from 2007 until February 2017, when Haniyeh was replaced as leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip by Yahya Sinwar. [ 4] As of November 2023, Yahya Sinwar continues to be ...
The restrictions on movement and goods in Gaza imposed by Israel date to the early 1990s. [ 1] After Hamas took over in 2007, Israel significantly intensified existing movement restrictions and imposed a complete blockade on the movement of goods and people in and out of the Gaza Strip. [ 2] Egypt began its blockade of Gaza in 2007, shortly ...
The new talks are set to begin Thursday, but Israel and Hamas have been mulling an internationally-backed proposal for more than two months that would wind down the 10-month-long war and free the ...
The war in Gaza, which was triggered by Hamas' Oct. 7 attack into Israel, has killed over 35,000 Palestinians, according to local health officials, making it by far the deadliest round of fighting in the history of the conflict. ^ a b El Deeb, Sarah (9 October 2023).
Hamas senior official Sami Abu Zuhri said on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's speech addressing the U.S. Congress shows he does not want to conclude a ceasefire deal ...
International mediators were set to hold a new round of talks Thursday aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and securing the release of scores of hostages, with a potential deal seen as the best ...
2023–2024: Israel–Hamas war. Israeli soldiers in the Gaza Strip on 31 October 2023. On 7 October 2023, the paramilitaries in Gaza, led by the Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades, invaded southwest Israel, targeting Israeli communities and military bases, killing at least 1,300 people and taking at least 236 hostages. [ 162]
Show comments. (Reuters) -United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday called for parties to the conflict in Gaza to provide concrete assurances guaranteeing humanitarian pauses in ...