'Hamas used weapons, rocket launchers smuggled from Libya'
Libyan intelligence officials tell Israel Hayom that radical Islamist groups in Libya, funded by Turkey, Qatar, and Iran, handled the contacts with Hamas.
Palestinian Authority & Gaza Strip
'Israel has no right to exist,' top Hamas official asserts
Hamas co-founder Mahmoud al-Zahar tells Britain's Sky News that Gaza's rulers 'won' the latest round of hostilities against the Jewish state, which he says is "a settlement" as a whole. Zahar denies Hamas rockets target Israeli civilians, says they are fired 'only at the occupation.'
Haniyeh: Hamas 'victory' reversed trend of Arab normalization with Israel
Ismail Haniyeh asserts that Gaza terrorists' latest war with Israel "defeated the illusions of negotiations, defeated the settlement projects, and defeated the projects of normalizing [relations] with the Zionist occupation, and therefore resistance is the best strategic choice for liberation."
Hamas leader comes out of hiding for first time since fighting stops
Yahya Sinwar had completely disappeared from the public eye, fearing he would be assassinated by Israeli security forces.
Abbas: Israel committing war crimes in Gaza
The Palestinians "will not hesitate to prosecute those who commit such crimes in court," PA leader says.
Hamas leader declares 'victory in battle for Jerusalem'
"Hamas will not abandon Jerusalem, nor will we abandon the resistance," Ismail Haniyeh asserts as international mediators urge de-escalation.
Gaza reporter: Hamas operatives beat me for not wearing hijab
Palestinian correspondent Rewaa Mershid was filming near the Gaza border on April 25 when she says members of Hamas border control beat her with a branch of a lemon tree for not wearing a headscarf. Hamas has promised to punish the offender. Mershid: I'm looking for opportunities outside Gaza.
Hamas terrorist mastermind warns Israel over Jerusalem
Mohammed Deif sends “clear, final warning” that if Israel goes through with threatened eviction of dozens of Palestinians in east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah Hamas “will not stand by helplessly and the enemy will pay a heavy price.”
First team of mounted archers takes aim in Gaza
"I want to revive this sport and to encourage youth to practice it because it helps release bad energy," says Mohammad Abu Musaed, who is training the team.
Syria claims Israeli missile strike kills 1, wounds 6
State media quotes an unnamed military official as saying a plastic factory and other points were struck in Syria’s coastal region.