Hamas demands say over Gaza border ahead of talks
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas on Wednesday demanded a central role in controlling the Gaza Strip's border with Egypt in an open challenge to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of crisis talks in Cairo.
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GAZA CITY -- Hamas will not recognize Israel or give in to international pressure that has crippled the Palestinian government, Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh told tens of thousands of banner-waving supporters at a rally yesterday.
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RAFAH, Egypt  - A leading member of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas entered Egypt from Gaza on Thursday to resume talks with the Egyptian government on arrangements at the border, a security source said.
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SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt  - Hamas militants in Gaza posted an audio tape of a captive Israeli soldier on the Internet on Monday, just hours before their rivals for power among the Palestinians were to hold a summit with Israel.
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Hamas on Saturday rejected a deadline set   by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to accept a plan that   indirectly calls for recognition of Israel, which he has   threatened to put to a referendum.
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JERUSALEM -- Security forces loyal to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas are seeking Israeli permission to import anti tank missiles, grenades, and other weapons in their battle against Hamas, Israeli and Palestinian security officials said yesterday.
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CAIRO/GAZA  - The militant Islamist group Hamas warned Israel on Saturday of a third uprising unless there was progress toward a Palestinian state based on pre-1967 borders.
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Hamas militants cement domination over Gaza but appear to make conciliatory overtures to Fatah.
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A Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip has suggested the militant group is ready to consider discussing a halt to attacks against Israel to permit a smooth January 9 Palestinian election.
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A senior leader of the Islamic militant group Hamas says his organization will not stand in the way of an Israeli-Palestinian peace agreement if it is fair for the Palestinians.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will  demand obedience from militant factions in talks Friday after  fighters bombarded Jewish settlements in Gaza despite a  cease-fire declared at a summit with Israel.
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Hundreds of Hamas supporters protested on the breached Gaza-Egypt border Friday to demand it remain open, while Egyptian troops poured cement and laid down metal spikes in a new attempt to halt the influx of Gazans.
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Israel wants to cut its links with the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after militants blasted open the territory's border with Egypt in defiance of an Israeli blockade, Israel's deputy defence minister said on Thursday.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip  - Hamas will close the Gaza Strip's breached border with Egypt in coordination with Cairo, a senior official from the Palestinian faction said on Saturday.
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Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert  and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will hold crisis talks  on Sunday on how to limit Hamas control over Gaza's breached  border with Egypt.
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Hamas' leader said Saturday his group was willing to give peace negotiations with Israel six months to reach an agreement for a Palestinian state in Gaza and the West Bank, but threatened a new uprising if the talks fail.
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A Hamas leader on Friday offered a message to the father of an Israeli soldier captured by Hamas in June: If you want your son to be released, get your country to follow our demands.