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Gaza City/Jerusalem/Damascus - A delegation of top Hamas leaders from the Gaza Strip was in Syria Wednesday to consult with the Palestinian Islamist movement's exiled leadership over whether to accept Israel's latest offer for a prisoners swap. The d...
Freeing Gilad Shalit in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian militants in Israeli jails will be a massive victory for Hamas, further marginalizing President Mahmoud Abbas
Israel said on Monday there was no deal yet on a prisoner swap with Hamas, as efforts appeared to gather pace on an accord that could see a Gaza-held soldier exchanged for hundreds of Palestinians.
An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and may not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.
Israel's captured soldier Gilad Shalit would be exchanged for up to 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in a deal that could be be finalized this week, a Hamas official told the Monitor.
JERUSALEM — Israel and the Islamist group Hamas appeared to be nearing a deal Monday to exchange a captured Israeli soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, possibly including a popular leader, a move with far-reaching implications not only for stalled Middle East peace talks but also
Israel and the Islamist group Hamas appeared to be nearing a deal on Monday to exchange a captured Israeli soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners, including a popular leader, a move with far-reaching implications not only for stalled Middle East peace talks but for a range of regional relations.
President Hugo Chávez of Venezuela described Israel as “the murderous arm of the Yankee empire.”
Israeli President Shimon Peres confirms progress in negotiations to free 1,000 Palestinian prisoners in exchange for captured soldier Sgt. Gilad Shalit, who has been held for more than three years by the Islamic militant group Hamas.
Is it ethical to for Israel to make a prisoner exchange with Hamas, a body that denies the right of Israel to exist? Apparently, Israel...
An Israeli prisoner exchange with Hamas has not yet been agreed and might not happen, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Tuesday, after a senior cabinet colleague predicted a breakthrough within weeks.
Prisoner swap talks between Hamas and Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed and a deal is unlikely in the coming days, Hamas officials said Wednesday.
Hamas leaders raced to Egypt on Monday amid signs of progress on a deal to swap hundreds of Palestinian prisoners for a...
A senior Hamas official says prisoner swap talks with Israel have hit a snag over some of the top militants the Islamic group wants freed.
Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez used a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Wednesday to brand Israel as a murderous agent of Washington.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Israel is conducting secret negotiations with Hamas. Ha’aretz reported that in an BBC interview in Arabic, Abbas said Israel and Hamas were discussing a Palestinian state with temporary borders.
The Hamas-run government in Gaza said on Wednesday it would begin requiring all Palestinians wishing to enter Israel from the besieged territory to obtain permits three days in advance.
An Israeli minister said on Tuesday that an agreement with Hamas to swap a Gaza-held soldier for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners was "very close," despite earlier efforts to rein in speculation.
Amman - The Jordanian government on Thursday rejected Israel's latest offer to temporarily freeze settlement activity in the West Bank excluding East Jerusalem, which Israel seized from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war. The unilateral Israeli plan...
JERUSALEM, Nov. 26 (UPI) -- Israel's army said Thursday it thwarted a major bomb attack on the Egyptian-Israeli border, near the southern city of Eilat.
Officials say the two enemies are nearing a deal to exchange hundreds of Palestinian inmates for an Israeli soldier held captive for more than three years in the Gaza Strip.
