Khaled Mashal

People pray next to the bodies of eight Palestinian members from the al-Haj family from Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian medics said the relatives were killed in an early morning air strike carried out by Israel that destroyed at least

In attacking Israel, Hamas might be trying out a back-to-basics strategy

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The leaders of Hamas know they can’t defeat Israel militarily — but that’s not their goal. The Islamic militant group appears to be moving away from governing the Gaza Strip and getting back to the its roots: active “resistance” against Israel. The leaders of Hamas know they can’t defeat Israel militarily — but that’s not their goal. The Islamic militant group appears to be moving away from governing the Gaza Strip and getting back to the its roots: active “resistance” against Israel.

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Palestinian reconciliation deal signed

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