Tag: Hamas
House of Representatives to vote on bipartisan bill to prevent use of human shields
The House of Representatives is expected to vote and pass a bipartisan bill this week that would enact sanctions on those who use human shields in war, two sources familiar with the development told JNS.
The Senate unanimously...
Hamas tries to ignite the West Bank
A grim shooting attack took place near the community of Ofra in the Ramallah area on December 9, 2018. The drive-by shooting attack was carried out from a car driving past a bus stop....
Brazil delivers on its promise to vote with Israel at UN
The symbolic victory against Hamas at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday, in which 87 nations supported a draft resolution condemning Hamas, marked another milestone: Brazil took an unprecedented step by siding with Israel...
UN fails to pass first-ever resolution censuring Hamas
The United Nations rejected a resolution on Thursday that required a two-thirds majority to pass condemning the terrorist group Hamas for launching rockets from Gaza into Israel in addition to its infrastructure such as...
EXCLUSIVE: Internal ISIS documents sheds light on aid Hamas gave to ISIS in Sinai
A recently revealed document concerned with religious doctrine penned by an eminent ISIS cleric provides further evidence that the military wing of Hamas has provided significant aid to the ISIS branch in Sinai, Sinai...
Israel reveals: Hamas exploits ill Palestinians for terrorism
Hamas’s military wing has grown more sophisticated in recruiting personnel for its terrorist networks in Judea and Samaria, Israel’s Shin Bet security agency revealed.
In an unusually detailed statement, the agency said on Thursday that...
Did Israel-Hamas ceasefire strengthen Hamas for the next round of fighting?
The ongoing violence perpetrated by the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip and the recent barrage of rocket fire—more than 450 rockets and mortars in less than 48 hours—pointed at Israel’s south had an unintended consequence. In...
Israeli president slams Hamas in Vatican meeting with Pope Francis
Israeli President Reuven Rivlin condemned Hamas on an official visit to the Vatican and Rome on Thursday.
In a private meeting with Pope Francis at the Apostolic Palace, Rivlin said, “Hamas has repeatedly led to...
Lieberman’s sudden resignation exposes deep rift over Gaza strategy
For several weeks, outgoing Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman had made his dissatisfaction with Israel’s approach to Hamas in Gaza public—very public.
Assuming the position of the internal dissenter, Lieberman made it clear that his call...
Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman resigns over opposition to Gaza ceasefire
Israel’s Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman abruptly resigned his post and removed his Yisrael Beytenu Party from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s governing coalition less than a day after Israel reportedly agreed to a ceasefire...