Israel says indirect negotiations with the militant Islamic group Hamas have failed. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert says his government will not accept the group's demands in exchange for the release of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier seized by Palesti...
The State Department confirmed Friday U.S. diplomats have received a letter to President Obama from the militant Islamic group Hamas, which controls the Gaza strip. The letter was passed to U.S. Senator John Kerry when he visited Gaza Thursday. U.S....
.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, just back from a visit to the Gaza Strip, says he was deeply affected by the destruction and suffering he witnessed. He called on Israel and Hamas to turn their unilateral cease-fires into a lasting peace. U.N. Sec...
The Israeli military has closed in on densely populated areas of the Gaza Strip, seeking to kill gunmen loyal to the militant group Hamas. Israeli war planes are pounding targets in Gaza as part of an effort to stop rocket attacks aimed at the Jewis...
With tension running high on the Israel-Gaza border, the sides could be stepping back from the brink of a major confrontation. Palestinians line up to buy bread outside a bakery in Gaza City, 23 Dec 2008 The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules t...
There has been a strong show of support for the Hamas leadership in the Gaza Strip, where tens-of-thousands of supporters rallied Sunday. The demonstration comes amid growing tension with Israel. Palestinian supporters of Hamas attend a rally in Gaz...
The Islamic militant group Hamas that rules the Gaza Strip has launched a crackdown on its rivals after a deadly bomb attack. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Hamas has arrested dozens of supporters of the rival Palestinian Fa...
Israeli forces on the occupied West Bank raided the Nablus city hall, Wednesday, in the latest move in a wide-ranging crackdown against the Islamist Hamas movement in cities across the West Bank. VOA's Jim Teeple has details from our Jerusalem Burea...
By Jim Teeple Gaza City 19 June 2008 A tenuous truce took hold Thursday between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip. The cessation of hostilities is the first break from violence that Gazans have enjoyed in more than a year si...
By Robert Berger Jerusalem 19 June 2008 An Israeli-Palestinian ceasefire has taken effect in the Gaza Strip. Robert Berger reports from the VOA bureau in Jerusalem. Backdropped by the Gaza Strip, an Israeli tank drives on the Israel-Gaza border, 19...