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☆ Israel's Six-Week Drive to Hit Hamas in Rafah and Scale Back War
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-19 | by ( Feb. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +10 min

Gaza's ruling group can keep fighting and is prepared for a long war in Rafah and Gaza, said the official, who requested anonymity. A senior regional security official said Israel believed some Hamas commanders and hostages were in Rafah. UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron also told lawmakers that Britain and its allies "will look at the issue of recognising a Palestinian state, including at the United Nations". Yet for Netanyahu and many other Israeli officials, talk of a two-state solution amounts to a betrayal of the people killed on Oct. 7. "I say clearly to anyone still stuck in October 6: We will never lend a hand to the creation of a Palestinian state," Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar said on social media last month.

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☆ Hamas Studies Ceasefire Proposal After Deadly Israeli Hospital Raid in West Bank
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

By Raneen SawaftaWEST BANK/GAZA/DOHA (Reuters) -Hamas said on Tuesday it would study a new ceasefire proposal in the war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israeli commandos killed three Palestinian militants in a raid on a hospital in the occupied West Bank. The raid underscored the risk of the Gaza war spreading to other fronts, while Israeli forces fought new battles with Hamas fighters in the Palestinian enclave. The Israeli undercover squad broke into the hospital, headed to the third floor and killed them using silenced pistols, hospital sources said. Since then, 26,751 Palestinians have been killed and 65,636 wounded by Israeli actions in Gaza, the Gaza health ministry said. TANKS IN ACTIONIsrael mounted a new push in northern Gaza after earlier reporting successes against Palestinian militants there.

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☆ Hamas Armed-Wing Spokesman: Fate of Many Hostages Unknown
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

CAIRO (Reuters) - Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida said on Sunday that the fate of many Israeli hostages has become unknown. In his first televised appearance for several weeks, marking the 100th day since the outbreak of the war, Abu Ubaida said many of the hostages "may have been killed", blaming their fate on Israel. The assailants seized 240 hostages and took them to Gaza. Abu Ubaida said that during the war, fighters of the Hamas armed wing attacked and took out of service about 1,000 Israeli vehicles. (Reporting by Muhammad Al Gebaly, Ahmed Tolba, and Nidal Al Mughrabi, Writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly, Editing by Christina Fincher)

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☆ Mental Strain, Deepening Risks as Israel's War With Hamas Reaches 100 Days
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +6 min

In a statement marking the 100 days, the Palestinian ministry of foreign affairs accused Israel of creating "a circle of death" in Gaza. Yet that offers little comfort to the tens of thousands who have lost relatives to the bombardment. Israel's main enemy Iran, which backs Hamas, has taunted Israel but has so far refrained from direct action and Hezbollah, its proxy in Lebanon, has taken care to avoid an all-out confrontation. "We are continuing the war until the end - until total victory," he said on Saturday at a news conference to mark the 100 days of the war. (Additional reporting by Ali Sawafta in Ramallah, Nidal al Mughrabi in Doha, Maayan Lubell in Jerusalem; Editing by Tomasz Janowski)

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☆ Hamas seeks to extend truce with Israel with some conditions
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Nov 26 (Reuters) - Hamas announced in a statement on Sunday that it is seeking to extend its four-day truce with Israel should serious efforts be made to increase the number of Palestinian detainees released from Israel. Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi, Writing by Ahmed Tolba and Adam Makary, Editing by Louise HeavensOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ahmed Tolba, Adam Makary, Louise Heavens Organizations: Hamas, Thomson Locations: Israel

☆ Al Shifa hospital suspends operations, baby dies: Gaza health ministry
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GAZA, Nov 11 (Reuters) - The spokesperson for the Gaza health ministry said that operations in Al Shifa hospital complex, the largest in the Palestinian enclave, were suspended on Saturday after it ran out of fuel"As a result, one newborn baby died inside the incubator, where there are 45 babies," Ashraf Al-Qidra, the spokesman for the Health Ministry in Hamas-controlled Gaza told Reuters. We are besieged inside the Al Shifa Medical Complex, and the occupation has targeted most of the buildings inside," Qidra said by telephone. The Israeli military has said that Hamas militants who rampaged through southern Israel last month have placed command centres under Shifa hospital and others in Gaza, making them vulnerable to being considered military targets. "The occupation forces are firing on people moving inside the complex, which is limiting our ability to move from one department to another. Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi, writing by Omar Abdel-Razek and Philippa Fletcher, editing by Kirsten DonovanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ashraf Al, Qidra, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Omar Abdel, Razek, Philippa Fletcher, Kirsten Donovan Organizations: Health Ministry, Hamas, Reuters, Al, Thomson Locations: GAZA, Gaza, Al Shifa, Gaza City, Israel

☆ Gaza border authority: Rafah land crossing to reopen Sunday
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-11 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

A satellite image shows a closer view of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, November 7, 2023. Maxar Technologies/Handout via REUTERS /file photo Acquire Licensing RightsRAFAH, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Gaza's border authority announced on Saturday that the Rafah land crossing into Egypt would reopen on Sunday for foreign passport holders and dependents. The crossing between Gaza and Egypt's Sinai peninsula is the only entry into the strip not controlled by Israel, and has been crucial for aid trucks and evacuees, who number in the thousands. Evacuations from the Gaza Strip into Egypt, including for Palestinians needing urgent medical treatment, were suspended on Friday, Egyptian and Palestinian sources said, due to problems transporting medical evacuees from northern Gaza. The border would begin operating at 9 a.m. local time (0700 GMT) for foreigners and medical evacuees, Egyptian sources said.

Persons: Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Adam Makary, Kevin Liffey, Daniel Wallis Organizations: Hamas, Maxar Technologies, REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Rafah, Gaza, Egypt, Israel, Palestinian, RAFAH

☆ Islamic Jihad Group in Gaza Shows New Hostage Video
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Nov. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

JERUSALEM (Reuters) -The armed wing of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in Gaza released a video on Thursday showing an elderly woman and a young boy who were among around 240 hostages seized by militant gunmen who attacked Israel on Oct. 7. It said it was prepared to release the two for humanitarian and medical reasons once appropriate conditions were met. Gaza-based Palestinian militants seized the hostages during an assault on southern Israeli communities that killed some 1,400 Israelis and foreigners, the Israeli military has said. The vast majority are believed to be in the hands of Hamas, but Islamic Jihad, a smaller militant group in Gaza that is allied to the territory's ruling movement, has said previously it held at least 30 captives. The video is the third film of hostages to be released by Gaza militants, who have so far freed four captives - the last couple a pair of 85-year-old women who returned to Israel on Oct. 23.

Persons: Israel, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Emily Rose, Yomna, Enas Alashray, Jana Choukier, Crispian Balmer, Mark Heinrich Organizations: Islamic, Palestinian, Gaza Locations: JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel

☆ Islamic Jihad group in Gaza shows new hostage video
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Israeli troops manoeuvre near the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from the southern Israel, November 9, 2023. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Acquire Licensing RightsJERUSALEM, Nov 9 (Reuters) - The armed wing of the Palestinian group Islamic Jihad in Gaza released a video on Thursday showing an elderly woman and a young boy who were among around 240 hostages seized by militant gunmen who attacked Israel on Oct. 7. It said it was prepared to release the two for humanitarian and medical reasons once appropriate conditions were met. Gaza-based Palestinian militants seized the hostages during an assault on southern Israeli communities that killed some 1,400 Israelis and foreigners, the Israeli military has said. In the video, the elderly woman said she missed her children.

Persons: Evelyn Hockstein, Israel, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Emily Rose, Yomna, Enas Alashray, Jana Choukier, Crispian Balmer, Mark Heinrich Our Organizations: REUTERS, Rights, Islamic, Palestinian, Gaza, Thomson Locations: Israel, Gaza

☆ Hostages in mind, Israel moves slowly in Gaza ground offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-30 | by ( Jonathan Saul | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +9 min

Troops freed an Israeli soldier from Hamas captivity during the ground operation in Gaza, the military said on Monday. An Israeli military spokesperson declined to comment on details of the offensive, citing sensitivity with the issue. Saying any lull in fighting would benefit Hamas, Israel rejected the calls, in the first public split between Israel and its allies since Oct. 7. ENCIRCLING GAZA CITYAfter amassing hundreds of thousands of soldiers, including reservists, on its border with Gaza, Israel made the first sustained ground incursions of the offensive on Friday. Israeli military forces are aware of the dangers with heavily built up areas in Gaza and the dangers of sending in broad forces.

Persons: Benjamin Netanyahu, Amos Yadlin, Israel, Benny Gantz, Yoav Gallant, Netanyahu, Daniel Hagari, Salah Al Deen, Abu Ahmad, Hagari, Omri Attar, I'm, Ben Milch, they're, Milch, Jonathan Saul, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Frank Jack Daniel Our Organizations: Hamas, Israeli Defence Forces, REUTERS Acquire, Rights, Reuters, Troops, ., Saturday, Forces, Islamic, Combat Engineering Corps, IDF, Thomson Locations: Israeli, Gaza, Israel, Palestinian, Hamas, GAZA, Gaza City, Jerusalem

☆ Family of Al Jazeera journalist killed in Israeli strike, network says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Oct 25 (Reuters) - Al Jazeera said the wife, son and daughter of one of its correspondents in Gaza were killed on Wednesday night in an Israeli air strike that the Hamas-run enclave's health ministry said killed at least 25 people. There was no immediate comment from the Israeli military on the strike, which Al Jazeera said hit an area in Gaza's central Nuseirat refugee camp. Al Jazeera said the correspondent, Wael al-Dahdouh, had moved his family to Nuseirat from their home in northern Gaza after Israel warned residents to move south ahead of an expected Israeli ground assault against Hamas militants. Other members of Dahdouh's family were killed in the strike, Al Jazeera said. Al Jazeera broadcast live footage of Dahdouh crying as he saw his family members laying lifeless in hospital.

Persons: Al Jazeera, Wael al, Moaz Abd, Alaziz, Nidal al, Alison Williams, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Hamas, Thomson Locations: Gaza, Gaza's, Al, Israel

☆ Trip to Israel Ties Biden and US to Any Gaza Offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Oct. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

Biden is wagering that consoling, negotiating with and aiding Israel give him the most influence shaping their actions, he said. His plans to quickly push billions of dollars more in aid for Israel through Congress is likely to fuel debates on U.S. taxpayer funds. Biden said the U.S. would provide $100 million in new funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Already, the White House acknowledges it needs to better explain Biden's Israel policy at home. Biden will give a prime time White House address on Thursday, to "discuss our response to Hamas’ terrorist attacks against Israel and Russia’s ongoing brutal war against Ukraine," the White House said on Wednesday.

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☆ Trip to Israel ties Biden and US to any Gaza offensive
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-18 | by ( Trevor Hunnicutt | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

U.S. President Joe Biden pauses during a meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. Biden is wagering that consoling, negotiating with and aiding Israel give him the most influence shaping their actions, he said. Biden said the U.S. would provide $100 million in new funding for humanitarian aid in Gaza and the occupied West Bank. Already, the White House acknowledges it needs to better explain Biden's Israel policy at home. Reporting by Trevor Hunnicutt; Additional reporting by Steve Holland in Tel Aviv, Jarrett Renshaw in Philadelphia and Nidal al Mughrabi in Gaza.

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GAZA, Oct 17 (Reuters) - An Israeli air strike killed at least 300 people at a Gaza City hospital on Tuesday, authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and the United Nations said an Israeli strike also hit one of its schools being used as a shelter. A Gaza civil defence chief said on Al-Jazeera television that more than 300 people were killed at Al-Ahli al-Arabi Hospital. [1/4]Children sit in the back of an ambulance after an Israeli air strike hit At Al-Ahli Hospital, according to Gaza Health Ministry in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023. REUTERS/Mohammed Al-Masri Acquire Licensing RightsCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said, "It's not acceptable to hit a hospital". Video obtained by Reuters showed several ambulances arriving at another Gaza hospital carrying people injured at Al-Ahli al-Arabi hospital.

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The strike killed hundreds of people and occurred during Israel's intense 11-day bombing campaign in Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said "barbaric terrorists" in Gaza had attacked the hospital, not Israel's military. News of the hospital strike and high death toll prompted condemnation from many countries on the eve of U.S. President Joseph Biden's visit to Israel. Earlier on Tuesday the United Nations said an Israeli strike had hit one of its schools where at least 4,000 people were sheltering. [1/4]An injured person is assisted at Shifa Hospital after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, October 17, 2023.

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☆ Hamas says Gaza water still cut off; Israel says some provided in south
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-16 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

GAZA/JERUSALEM, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Hamas said on Monday that Israel had not resumed water supplies for the Gaza Strip despite pledging to do so, while an Israeli official responded that some water was being provided to an area in the south of the enclave. Israel stopped piping water to Gazans as part of a siege imposed after Hamas gunmen rampaged in its southern towns and village on Oct 7. Hamas interior ministry spokesman Eyad Al-Bozom said on Monday there had been no resumption of water supplies: "The residents drink unhealthy water, posing a serious health crisis threatens the lives of the citizens." Katz said on Sunday that resupplying water in southern Gaza would encourage Palestinian civilians to congregate there as Israel pummels Hamas targets in Gaza City to the north. Israel has told residents of the northern half of Gaza, including Gaza City, to leave for the south.

Persons: Israel, Eyad Al, Bozom, Israel Katz, Khan Younis, Katz, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Dan Williams, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Alex Richardson, Peter Graff Organizations: Israeli Energy, Infrastructure, Thomson Locations: GAZA, JERUSALEM, Gaza, Israel, Gazans, Washington, Israeli, Bnei Sahila, Khan, Gaza City

ISMAILIA, Egypt, Oct 16 (Reuters) - Egypt said on Monday that Israel was not cooperating with delivery of aid into Gaza and evacuations of foreign passport holders via the only entry it does not wholly control, leaving hundreds of tonnes of supplies stuck. "Until now the Israeli government has not taken a position on opening the Rafah crossing from the Gaza side to allow the entrance of assistance and exit of citizens of third countries." "There is currently no truce and humanitarian aid in Gaza in exchange for getting foreigners out," a statement from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said. Shoukry said Egypt aimed to allow normal flow through the crossing, including for Palestinians seeking medical treatment or normal travel. Separately, Reuters video showed U.N.-flagged fuel trucks appearing to leave Gaza for Egypt through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom crossing.

Persons: Israel, Sameh Shoukry, Benjamin Netanyahu's, Izzat, Reshiq, Shoukry, Ahmed Mohamed Hassan, Dan Williams, Yusri Mohamed, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Nadine Awadalla, Aidan Lewis, Nafisa Eltahir, Jacqueline Wong, Toby Chopra, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: Reuters, Hamas, Tala, Thomson Locations: ISMAILIA, Egypt, Gaza, Cairo, Rafah, Palestinian, Israel, Al, Arish, Sinai, Jerusalem, Ismailia, Dubai

☆ Hamas armed wing threatens to kill captives if Israel continues attacks without warning
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-09 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

GAZA, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Hamas' armed wing said on Monday it will begin executing an Israeli civilian captive in return for any new Israeli bombing of civilian houses without pre-warning. Hamas armed wing spokesman Abu Ubaida said they have been acting in accordance with Islamic instructions by keeping the Israeli captives safe and sound, blaming the intended move on Israel's stepped-up bombing and killing of civilians inside their homes in air strikes without warning them. (This story has been corrected to remove 'pre-warning' in the headline and fix the Hamas spokesman's name to Ubaida in paragraph 2)Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi Editing by Chris ReeseOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Abu Ubaida, Israel's, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Chris Reese Organizations: Thomson Locations: GAZA

☆ Islamic jihad faction holding over 30 Israelis captive, its chief says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

Ziad Al-Nakhala, Islamic Jihad's deputy leader, arrives at a hotel with other Palestinian negotiators after negotiations in Cairo August 13, 2014. REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsCAIRO, Oct 8 (Reuters) - Islamic Jihad chief Ziad al-Nakhala said on Sunday that his faction was holding captive more than 30 of the Israelis who were abducted in the Gaza Strip since Saturday after Hamas launched attacks on Israel. The captives will not be repatriated "till all of our prisoners are released," al-Nakhala added, referring to thousands of Palestinians who are in Israeli prisons. Reporting by Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta, writing by Muhammad Al Gebaly; Editing by Bernadette BaumOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Ziad Al, Asmaa, Ziad al, Nakhala, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta, Muhammad Al Gebaly, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Islamic, REUTERS, Rights, Thomson Locations: Cairo, Rights CAIRO, Gaza, Israel

☆ Israeli forces kill two Palestinians in West Bank raid, Hamas says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-24 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Palestinians check a damaged house following an Israeli raid in Tulkarm in the Israeli-occupied West Bank September 24, 2023. REUTERS/Ali Sawafta Acquire Licensing RightsSept 24 (Reuters) - Israeli forces killed two Palestinians, including a fighter from the Islamist group Hamas, during a raid on a refugee camp in the occupied West Bank early on Sunday, emergency workers and Hamas said. Israeli forces raided the Nur Shams camp near the city of Tulkarm and a gun battle ensued with Palestinian fighters, medic Najeeb Adeeb said. Violence in the West Bank has raged for more than a year, with stepped-up Israeli military raids, increased settler assaults on Palestinian villages and a spate of Palestinian attacks on Israelis. As day dawned on the Nur Shams camp, residents took stock of the roads, infrastructure and buildings damaged during an operation that witnesses said lasted around six hours.

Persons: Ali Sawafta, Nur Shams, Najeeb Adeeb, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Bernadette Baum Organizations: West Bank, REUTERS, Hamas, Palestinian, Thomson Locations: Tulkarm, Israeli, Nur Shams, Gaza

☆ Deadly clashes in Palestinian camp in Lebanon rage for third day
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-31 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

AMMAN, July 31 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of a main Palestinian camp in Lebanon fled on Monday as fighting between mainstream faction Fatah and radical Islamists raged for a third day, residents and security sources said. At least 11 people have been kllled and 40 wounded in the clashes that broke out in Ain el-Hilweh camp, near the southern coastal city of Sidon, over the weekend, security and Palestinian sources said. On Monday, the warring groups fired rocket-propelled grenades at each other in the crowded alleys of the camp. More than 2,000 people were forced to flee, seeking safety, said Dorothee Klaus, head of UNRWA, the U.N.agency responsible for the welfare of Palestinian refugees, which runs basic services in the camp with over 50,000 inhabitants. Shrapnel injured several Lebanese soldiers outside the walled camp were the army control access for people in checkpoints outside.

Persons: Fatah, Dorothee Klaus, Klaus, Shrapnel, Suleiman Al, Khalidi, Nidal Al Mughrabi, Ali Sawafta, Angus MacSwan Organizations: Fatah, Iranian Hezbollah, UNRWA, Thomson Locations: AMMAN, Lebanon, Ain el, Sidon, Israel, Gaza, Ramallah

☆ At least six die in Palestinian faction clashes in Lebanon
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

BEIRUT, July 30 (Reuters) - At least six people were killed in two days of clashes in a Palestinian refugee camp in Lebanon, where the mainstream faction Fatah fought against rival groups that support Islamists, security sources said. Four of the aides later died of their injuries, a security source said, adding that sporadic clashes in the camp intensified later on Sunday. Fighting subsided but did not completely stop after a ceasefire was reached at a meeting between rival Palestinian factions that included representatives of pro-Iranian Hezbollah group and its ally Shi'ite Amal movement that hold sway in southern Lebanon. Shops had earlier closed their doors and some people fled the camp, the largest refugee camp in Lebanon, as tensions between the rival groups mounted on Sunday, a witness said. The U.N. agency responsible for the welfare of Palestinian refugees that provides basic services to nearly 50,000 people living in Ain el-Hilweh said it was suspending all operations in the camp.

Persons: Fatah, Hilweh, Dorothee Klaus, Najib Mikati, Suleiman Al, Khalidi, Nidal al Mughrabi, Frances Kerry Organizations: Fatah, Iranian Hezbollah, Caretaker, Thomson Locations: BEIRUT, Lebanon, Ain, Sidon, Ain el, Israel, Gaza

☆ Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan dies in Israeli prison
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

[1/5] Palestinian Islamic Jihad leader Khader Adnan gestures as he speaks during a rally honoring him following his release, near the West Bank city of Jenin July 12, 2015. REUTERS/Abed Omar QusiniJERUSALEM, May 2 (Reuters) - Khader Adnan, a member of Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad who was accused by Israel of terror charges, died in an Israeli prison on Tuesday after an 87-day hunger strike, prison authorities said. Israeli prison authorities said Adnan was evacuated to hospital after failed attempts to revive him and was pronounced dead. Unfortunately, such a demand was met by intransigence and rejection by the Israeli prison authorities,” lawyer Jamil Al-Khatib told Reuters by phone. Resistance will continue by all might and determination,” Palestinian Islamic Jihad said in a statement.

GAZA, Oct 18 (Reuters) - Hamas leaders will visit Syria on Wednesday, in a move by the Palestinian Islamist group to rebuild ties after shunning President Bashar al-Assad for years over his violent crackdown on protests. Hamas leaders publicly endorsed the 2011 street uprising against Assad's dynastic rule and vacated their Syria headquarters in Damascus in 2012, a move that angered their common ally, Iran. Palestinian political analyst Mustafa Sawwaf said Hamas’s reconciliatory move towards Syria aims to create new ground for the Islamist faction. In June, two Hamas officials told Reuters the group had decided to restore relations with Syria. Hazem Qassem, a spokesman for Hamas, told Reuters the delegation to Syria would be led by senior Hamas official Khalil Al-Hayya, as part of a wider delegation made up of leaders of other factions.

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