Hamas says still seeks Israel's destruction
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The Palestinian Islamist group Hamas rejected on Monday criticism by al Qaeda's second-in-command and said it was still committed to Israel's destruction despite a power-sharing deal with the Fatah faction.
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Palestinian militant group Hamas has said there will be no let-up in its attempts to launch missiles from Gaza at targets in neighbouring Israel.
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Israel launched airstrikes against militants firing rockets from the Gaza Strip on Wednesday and vowed to maintain the siege of the territory until its Hamas rulers halt attacks
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Hamas pledged revenge Tuesday for an Israel Air Force missile strike that hit a Hamas site in Gaza City around midnight Monday, killing at least 14 people, Palestinian sources said, and wounding 30.
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Hamas vowed revenge Tuesday for an Israeli air strike in Gaza City, which killed 14 Palestinians and wounded some 30. Israel said all of the casualties were Hamas members, and four of the wounded sustained critical injuries.
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Hamas hardened its stance on Saturday after a new barrage of Israeli airstrikes killed five militants, saying it would not consider a truce and calling for more attacks on Israel.
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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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A Hamas leader says the group will consider stopping attacks ahead of elections if Israel does the same.
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Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal called on Friday for unconditional talks with the rival Fatah faction to halt violence between Palestinians but vowed to keep up the Islamist group's armed struggle against Israel.
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Hamas welcomes unity but seems to reject prime minister&#39;s call for a cease-fire. Hamas welcomes unity but seems to reject prime minister&#39;s call for a cease-fire.
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Israel promises to hit Hamas leaders "wherever they are" as troops demolish the Beersheba bombers' homes.
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Israel plans to resume its campaign to assassinate Hamas leaders in response to back-to-back suicide bombings by a Palestinian militant group that killed 16 people, security sources say.
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The man widely believed to be leading the new Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip said Wednesday that his group wants to maintain calm in the area, but will not be the "protector" of the Israeli border.
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Israeli leaders vowed on Monday to step up their war against Hamas and predicted the Islamists' grip on the Gaza Strip would end within months.
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Hamas on Tuesday threatened to attack Israel with a suicide bombing in retaliation for Israel's latest airstrike in Gaza, which killed two militants from the violent Islamic group.
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Hamas on Monday rejected calls from the Palestinian Authority to stop firing Kassam rockets at Israel, saying the Israelis did not need an excuse to continue the military operation in the northern Gaza Strip.
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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.