The Gaza war was triggered by a surprise Hamas attack on Israeli towns on October 7th that Israel says killed 1,200 people. Palestinian health authorities in Hamas-run Gaza say Israel's offensive ...

Hamas is open to negotiating a comprehensive Gaza deal that would end the war in the Palestinian enclave and free all the hostages it holds, sources told The National on Monday. They said the ...

Certainly the prospect of Hamas coming to power in the Palestinian territories is a grim one, for Palestinians above all, but the group, or at least its members, are going to necessarily be part ...

Australia’s recognition of a state of Palestine is predicated on the removal of Hamas from power. The Foreign Minister can’t ...

Israeli official says no collapse in talks, but Hamas must shift stance to advance By Lazar Berman 24 July 2025, 8:37 pm ...

If Anthony Albanese thought the decision to recognise a Palestinian state would be a relatively smooth operation, he’s had a wake-up call.

Donald Trump says Hamas leaders will be ‘hunted down’ as he blames the group for collapse of ceasefire talks, while Netanyahu signals shift in Israeli strategy US President Donald Trump has ...

Israel-Gaza war: Hamas warns of shift to full ceasefire demand if interim truce talks fail Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said in a statement on a call he had with Pope Leo on ...

Deir al-Balah is an important area of Gaza because it has been left relatively untouched throughout the war. This is the last real remaining area of Hamas' power.

Hamas’s incursion into Israel on October 7th – and Israel’s punitive response – rhymes with previous inflection points in a conflict that has been raging and simmering for over 70 years.

Sir Keir Starmer could recognise a Palestinian state with Hamas still in power, Downing Street suggested today. The Prime Minister last week announced Britain would recognise Palestinian statehood ...