Hamas said on Thursday that it is ready to engage in a "new and serious" round of negotiations to reach a permanent ceasefire ...

Sinwar and Muhammad Shabaneh, commander of Hamas' Rafah Brigade, were killed in the tunnel on May 13 by the Israeli military and the Shin Bet intelligence agency, the statement said. The bodies were ...

JERUSALEM, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday confirmed that Israel has armed local groups in the Gaza Strip to counter Hamas. He was responding to accusations ...