Search

What lies ahead for Gaza after ceasefires in Iran and Lebanon?

Hamas disarmament Afifa said Hamas linking its disarmament to a complete Israeli withdrawal from Gaza

A complex set of negotiations to end Israel's overlapping wars

Hamas officials this week to convince them to lay down their weapons, but Hamas is not yet willing

Palestinians in West Bank and some in Gaza vote in local elections

Hamas operates. Hamas was not allowed to stand in the election and several other factions

Polls open in Gaza area in first municipal election in 20 years

Hamas, which controls parts of [Gaza](/news/2026/3/21/tears-and-grief-mothers-day-in-gaza-marked-by-mourning). ## Linking the occupied West Bank and Gaza With

‘Solutions, not slogans’: Gaza holds first election in 21 years

Hamas leadership for the past 21 years. About 70,000 eligible voters over the age of 18 can cast

‘State of war’: Why Israel has escalated attacks in Gaza

Hamas refuses to disarm. “President Trump said two things: Hamas will be disarmed either the easy

Palestinians not welcome as Israel marks Memorial Day

Hamas-led attack of October 7, 2023, which killed [1,139 Israelis](/news/liveblog/2025/10/7/live-israels-genocide-continues-across-gaza-two-years-since-start-of-war), without reference

After losing loved ones, an Israeli and a Palestinian work together for Middle East peace

Hamas-led militants on Oct. 7, 2023. **Maya Levin for NPR** Maya Levin for NPR TEL AVIV

Why is the EU under pressure to suspend its trade agreement with Israel?

Hamas military commander [Mohammed Deif](/news/2024/7/14/who-is-mohammed-deif-the-hamas-military-commander-in-gaza) for “crimes against humanity” in relation to the Hamas

Netanyahu sees Lebanon as his last chance for a ‘win’

Hamas or Iran. Mass annihilation is not triumph. Israel has lost steam in its struggle

Palestine weekly wrap: Coordinated attacks and evictions in Gaza, West Bank

Hamas diplomatic talks in Cairo that showed some glimmers of progress – while falling well short

Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism

Hamas-led attacks on 7 October and the Israeli military action in Gaza that followed

Former Israeli PMs Bennett, Lapid unite to challenge Netanyahu in elections

Hamas-led attack – something the current Netanyahu government has rejected. Lapid and Bennett have been

Tufts University student targeted by Trump administration completes PhD

Hamas-led 7 October 2023 [deadly attack](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/29/the-middle-east-in-crisis-7-october-the-day-that-changed-the-world) on southern Israel. Now, she has returned

Israeli attacks kill 11, including two children, in day of strikes on Gaza

Hamas that came into effect on October 10 last year. Gaza’s Civil Defence authorities

How two ceasefires and opening of Hormuz could boost Iran talks

Hamas and the Houthis in Yemen is curtailed, ending decades in which Iran's "Axis

Israeli demolitions levelling towns in south Lebanon, satellite images show

Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023. "It's been clear since October

Popes have spoken out on politics before. But with Trump and Pope Leo it's different

Hamas and Israel. Francis also went head to head with Trump in 2016 before Trump

Palestinian leader Barghouti endures ‘violent’ assaults in Israeli prisons

Hamas ceasefire agreement that entered into effect on October 10. A [new Israeli law](/news/2026/3/31/hundreds-rally-in-west-bank-against-israeli-death-penalty-for-palestinians

The DNC is meeting — and Israel is at the forefront once again

Hamas attacked it on Oct. 7, 2023. “The Democratic Party, time and time again, is presented