Apr 19 Hamas Selects New Leader in Secret After Israel Kills Rantisi Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians mourning the assassination of Hamas leader Abdel Aziz Rantisi over the weekend called for revenge as the militant group appointed his replacement in secret. Continue reading
Mar 23 Hamas Names New Leader a Day After Founder’s Assassination Hamas chose hard-liner Abdel Aziz Rantisi as its leader in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian militant group announced one day after Israel assassinated its spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin in a missile strike. Continue reading
Mar 22 Hamas Leader Killed in Israeli Air Strike Hamas founder and spiritual leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin was killed in an Israeli helicopter missile strike outside a Gaza City mosque Monday, prompting threats of revenge by Palestinian militants. Continue reading
Sep 06 Palestinian PM Abbas Resigns; Hamas Founder Wounded in Strike By Admin, PBS News Hour Just days after asking the Palestinian Legislative Council for more authority to negotiate with Israel and the U.S., Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas resigned his post Saturday. Continue reading
Aug 21 Senior Hamas Leader Killed in Strike; Militants End Truce Israeli military forces killed a senior leader in the Hamas political movement Thursday in a missile strike two days after a suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus left 20 people dead. Continue reading
Jun 27 Hamas Agrees to Three-Month Cease-Fire The Palestinian militant group Hamas said it had agreed to a three-month suspension of attacks on Israelis, a development that could put the U.S.-backed "road map" back on track after several weeks of deadly terrorist attacks and Israeli reprisals. Continue reading
Jun 20 Powell Urges Abbas to Restrain Militants U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the Palestinian Authority must crack down more forcefully on militant groups such as Hamas and called on both sides to move "beyond" cease-fire negotiations. Continue reading
Jun 12 Israel Hits New Targets in Gaza; Hamas Threatens More Attacks Israeli helicopters fired missiles Thursday at a vehicle in a Gaza City neighborhood, killing a senior leader of the Palestinian militant group Hamas and six others. Continue reading
Jun 06 Palestinian Militant Group Halts Cease Fire Talks The militant Islamic group Hamas on Friday broke off planned talks with new Palestinian Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas, saying it would continue attacks on Israelis and rejecting compromises Abbas made at Wednesday's U.S.-led summit. Continue reading
Mar 03 Israel Captures Hamas Founder, 8 Killed in Raid Israeli troops killed eight Palestinians Monday during a raid in the Gaza Strip that captured a founder of the Islamic militant group Hamas. Continue reading