Hamas boosts presence in Gaza ahead of Fatah rally
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Hamas appeared to reinforce its armed presence on the streets of Gaza City on Friday ahead of a planned prayer rally by the rival Fatah faction and following a similar gathering last week that ended in violence.
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JEBALIYA REFUGEE CAMP, Gaza Strip - Hamas forces armed with assault rifles and clubs beat supporters of the rival Palestinian faction Fatah as they tried to hold street prayers yesterday to protest against the Islamic group's rule in the Gaza Strip.
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Members of the Hamas military wing, Izzadin Kassam, have proudly claimed they will soon deploy an improved Kassam rocket capable of hitting Ashkelon, some 20 kilometers from Gaza City, thus making a mockery out of the 8 km.
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Hamas declared itself a significant political force after West Bank local election results were announced yesterday. It was the first time the Islamic movement, branded a terrorist
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Hamas fighters bombarded a major security compound belonging to the rival Fatah group in Gaza City on Thursday as the Islamist movement appeared to tighten its grip on the territory in fierce factional fighting.
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A few days ago, Hamas fighters stormed Fatah strongholds in Gaza that were allied with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and effectively took control of one of the two pillars of the evolving Palestinian state. Fatah groups struck back in the West Bank, the other Palestinian pillar, and...
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Hamas threatened to launch a new uprising against Israel on Saturday when hundreds of thousands of Islamist supporters rallied in Gaza City to mark the group's 20th anniversary.
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip -- Hamas will not be edged out of power, accept compromise or recognize Israel, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally Friday.
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BEIT HANOUN, Gaza Strip -- Despite promises from Hamas leaders that their victory over rival Fatah forces has ushered in an era of security for the Gaza Strip, residents expressed more concern than hope yesterday about the future of their impoverished coastal territory.
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By Arnon Regular, Haaretz Correspondent, Haaretz Service and The Associated Press. A prominent Hamas leader in the West Bank announced an apparent change in the Islamic militant movement&#39;s policy regarding
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Â· Prisoners driven to Fatah leader's compound Â· Hamas members excluded from amnesty
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Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas changes the election law, which could boost his Fatah party against Hamas.
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Hamas security forces go out in force to prevent Fatah supporters defying a ban on outdoor prayers in Gaza.
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Tens of thousands of Hamas supporters marched in the Gaza Strip on Friday to show their backing for the militant group, even as its efforts to form a national unity government appeared stalled.
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Egypt boosted security along its volatile border with Gaza Friday after Hamas allegedly threatened to kidnap Egyptian troops if Palestinian militants arrested in Sinai are not released, a security official said.
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NABLUS, West Bank -- Israel rounded up a Palestinian Cabinet minister and 32 other Hamas leaders in the West Bank before dawn yesterday, trying a new tactic in its campaign to pressure the Islamic militant group into halting rocket barrages from the Gaza Strip.
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JERUSALEM, June 13 -- Hamas gunmen consolidated their hold over large swaths of the Gaza Strip on Wednesday after attacking military posts controlled by the rival Fatah movement, whose own fighters responded with a daylight raid in the West Bank, broadening the civil strife.