The confirmation of Mr Sinwar’s death changes little in and of itself. Hamas has already appointed a replacement and it has ...

Hamas leaders outside the strip – currently based in Doha, Beirut and Istanbul – "have the upper hand once again". They are ...

Weak at home and sidelined by Israel, the Palestinian Authority is pushing for sweeping reforms. President Mahmoud Abbas is ...

During his visit to the Middle East in May, U.S. President Donald Trump did several things that few would have predicted ...

As long as Hamas remains in power, these interests are aligned with its survival — making any internal shift in power difficult to achieve. Third, Arab states that oppose Hamas ideologically ...

Sinwar was the brother of Hamas' former-leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in the Gaza Strip last year by Israeli troops.

But it could shift the balance within the movement ... a Lebanese-born Palestinian who has suggested that he might countenance Hamas relinquishing power in Gaza were it to be replaced by something ...

If many Israelis feel trapped by their own leaders, many people in Gaza clearly feel the same. Polling in Gaza is obviously ...

The globalization of the intifada is the result of Hamas launching an international propaganda campaign that fuels terror ...