Tag: Hamas
South Africans fighting for Israel in Gaza: what does the law...
South Africa’s foreign minister, Naledi Pandor, said the country’s citizens fighting for the Israel Defence Forces in Gaza faced prosecution upon their return. This...
UN genocide ruling won’t change Israel’s behaviour: three reasons why
South Africa took Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) over the latter’s military operation in Gaza, which South Africa calls acts of...
South Africa’s ICJ case has already altered its foreign policy space
South Africa’s decision to take Israel to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on charges of genocide has elicited polarised global responses. Critics accuse...
Lawfare: South Africa at the ICJ
The South African government is proud of its activist foreign policy in speaking out on the big international issues of the day. Its case...
South Africa’s genocide case against Israel: expert sets out what to...
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) will be holding public hearings on 11-12 January at the Peace Palace in The Hague, the seat of...
No South African arms exports to Israel – NCACC
The National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) has, in the wake of the Gaza conflict, reiterated that South Africa does not supply weaponry to...
Al-Shabaab hopes to recruit by celebrating Hamas attacks
It only took a matter of days for the Somali terror group al-Shabaab to congratulate Hamas for its deadly October 7 attack on Israel.
Al-Shabaab,...
Palestinians urge Sudan to hand over confiscated assets
The Palestinian Authority urged Sudan's government on Saturday to hand over assets it has seized as part of a crackdown targeting Sudan-based operations to...
After fall of Bashir, Sudan closes door on support for Hamas
Sudanese authorities have taken control of lucrative assets that for years provided backing for Hamas, shedding light on how the country served as a...
Israel strikes Hamas site in Gaza over fire balloons – military
Israeli aircraft bombed a Hamas site in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to incendiary balloons launched from the Palestinian enclave, Israel's military said...
Egypt’s intelligence chief holds truce talks with Hamas in Gaza
Egypt's intelligence chief met Hamas leaders in Gaza on Monday to try to bolster a ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group and Israel and...
Hamas to keep finger on trigger after ceasefire, says official
A Hamas official said that Israel must end its violations in Jerusalem and address damages from the bombardment of Gaza following a ceasefire that...
Israel strikes Hamas in Gaza over rockets, fire balloons
Israeli aircraft and tanks struck Hamas facilities in Gaza on Friday and militants fired half a dozen rockets towards southern Israel, its military said,...
Hamas shifts tactics in bitcoin fundraising, highlighting crypto risks
The armed wing of Hamas is using increasingly complex methods of raising funds via bitcoin, researchers say, highlighting the difficulties regulators face in tracking...
Egypt finalising Hamas/Israel truce – claim
Egypt is finalising details of a long-term truce deal between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, an Egyptian security source said,...
Israel says Hamas tried to snare soldiers in World Cup cyber...
Israel's military accused the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas on Tuesday of trying to hack the mobile phones of Israeli soldiers through a...
Bosnian arrested in connection with 2106 Tunisian assassination
Croatian police arrested a Bosnian citizen who may be extradited to Tunisia over alleged involvement in the killing of a Tunisian in...
Two killed on Gaza-Egypt border in confrontation between Hamas and rival...
A Hamas security man and a member of a rival Islamist militant group were killed on Thursday in a confrontation in the...
Egypt building closer ties with Hamas
After years of strained relations, Egypt is moving closer to Hamas in Gaza, offering concessions on trade and free movement in return...
Hamas sets ‘honey traps’ to hack Israeli soldiers’ phones
Using photos of young women and Hebrew slang, the Palestinian militant group Hamas chatted up dozens of Israeli soldiers online, gaining control...
Four Palestinian Hamas militants abducted in Egypt’s Sinai
Four members of Hamas' armed wing were abducted in Egypt's Sinai Peninsula on Wednesday after the bus they were on was stopped...
Egypt courts list Hamas as terrorist group, give Brotherhood leader life
An Egyptian court listed the Palestinian group Hamas as a terrorist organisation, judicial sources said on Saturday, part of a sustained crackdown...
Gaza militants condemn Egypt’s branding of Hamas as terror group
In a statement read by a masked gunman, 10 armed Palestinian factions jointly condemned on Thursday an Egyptian decision to list the...
Egyptian court bans Hamas’ armed wing, lists as terrorist organisation
An Egyptian court on Saturday banned the armed wing of the Palestinian group Hamas and listed it as a terrorist organisation.
The ruling...
Hamas welcomes ICC inquiry into Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas said on Saturday it welcomed a decision by the International Criminal Court to launch an inquiry into...
Destroy Hamas? Something worse would follow – Pentagon intel chief
A top Pentagon intelligence official warned on Saturday that the destruction of Hamas would only lead to something more dangerous taking its...
Growing concern in Muslim world about Islamist militancy – survey
Large majorities in Muslim countries are increasingly worried about Islamist militancy and oppose its best-known groups, such as the global al Qaeda...
Court bans activities of Islamist Hamas in Egypt
An Egyptian court on Tuesday banned all activities of Hamas in Egypt in a further sign that Cairo's military-backed government aims to...
With Muslim Brotherhood crushed, Egypt sets sights on Hamas
After crushing the Muslim Brotherhood at home, Egypt's military rulers plan to undermine the Palestinian militant group Hamas, which runs the neighboring...
Egypt seizes Libyan weapons bound for Gaza
Egyptian security forces have seized several shipments of weapons, believed to be from Libya, bound for the Gaza Strip. Looted Libyan weapons...
Stratfor Special Report – Hamas In Transition
After more than five years of existing in political stalemate, Hamas is now trying to manage a worsening relationship with Iran and...
Abbas faults Arab refusal of 1947 U.N. Palestine plan
Arabs made a "mistake" by rejecting a 1947 U.N. proposal that would have created a Palestinian state alongside the nascent Israel, Palestinian...
Abbas says to discuss PA fate with Hamas
President Mahmoud Abbas plans to discuss the fate of the Palestinian Authority with his rivals Hamas next month, raising questions over its...
Stratfor: From the Mediterranean to the Hindu Kush – rethinking the...
The territory between the Mediterranean and the Hindu Kush has been the main arena for the U.S. intervention that followed the 9/11...
Israel-Hamas prisoner swap stirs mixed emotions
The parents of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit folded their protest tent and Palestinian families awaited word on whether their loved ones would...
Hamas steals Abbas thunder with prisoner deal
Hamas has jumped back into the Middle East spotlight with a prisoner swap deal with Israel that will score points over President...
Hamas sets Gaza entry restrictions for foreigners
Hamas foreigners wishing to enter the Gaza Strip would require visas, enabling its Islamist administration to monitor aid workers and pro-Palestinian activists...
Syrian troops raid Hama homes, residents say
Syrian troops backed by tanks raided houses looking for activists in two main districts of the city of Hama today, residents said.
Syrian...
Israel hopes Egypt completes Gaza wall by year end
Israel hopes an underground wall that Egypt is building along its border with the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip to stop smuggling will be...
EU condemns Israel by inference over Dubai hit
The European Union has condemned the use of fraudulent EU passports by the killers of a Palestinian militant in Dubai, showing its...