Read more Hamas stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/1208/hamas.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 11:13:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsraeli and Hamas officials have confirmed that substantial progress has been made in negotiations for the release of an Israeli soldier captured during the 2006 Gaza war. Israel reportedly approved the release of at least 70 prisoners among the 450 Hamas is seeking for the return of the young staff-sergeant...http://www.newser.com/story/74598/israel-hamas-near-deal-for-soldiers-release.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 1:18:16 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73401/palestinians-abbas-may-not-seek-reelection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPalestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will not seek reelection next year, insiders say. Abbas has seen his credibility with Palestinians damaged during peace negotiations with the US and Israel, now stalled. “The president insists on not running in the upcoming election,” an official tells the Guardian , though some believe the move...http://www.newser.com/story/73401/palestinians-abbas-may-not-seek-reelection.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 05 Nov 2009 10:16:40 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/70842/hamas-releases-video-of-captive-israeli-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagImprisoned Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit appears healthy and talkative in a video released to the Israeli government by his captors in exchange for 20 Palestinian prisoners. In the video, Shalit talks of wanting to return home after his 3-year detention and holds up a copy of a newspaper dated September...http://www.newser.com/story/70842/hamas-releases-video-of-captive-israeli-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 02 Oct 2009 12:22:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/70660/israel-will-free-20-palestinian-prisoners-for-video-of-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIsrael will release 20 Palestinian women from jail in exchange for a video from Hamas proving that a young soldier captured three years ago is alive. The swap is expected to take place Friday and will lead to further negotiations for the release of Gilad Shalit, now 23, who was...http://www.newser.com/story/70660/israel-will-free-20-palestinian-prisoners-for-video-of-soldier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 30 Sep 2009 11:23:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68947/majority-of-gaza-victims-were-civilians-rights-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe majority of casualties in Israel's operation in Gaza last winter were civilians, a human rights group has concluded, contradicting the official stance of the Israel Defense Forces. According to the NGO B'Tselem, which conducted extensive interviews and has compiled a list of victims' names, 1,387 Palestinians died in...http://www.newser.com/story/68947/majority-of-gaza-victims-were-civilians-rights-group.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 09 Sep 2009 6:51:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas launched a raid on an al-Qaeda splinter group's mosque stronghold today, leaving at least 22 dead, including the group’s leader, and around 120 people injured, Reuters reports. The extremist Jund Ansar Allah, or Warriors of God, had provoked Hamas by declaring the establishment of an Islamic “emirate” in Gaza,...http://www.newser.com/story/66991/al-qaeda-leader-dies-in-battle-with-hamas.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 15 Aug 2009 9:10:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/64363/hamas-israel-targets-gaza-youth-with-aphrodisiac-gum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas says Israel is corrupting Palestinian youth with aphrodisiac chewing gum. “We have discovered two types of stimulants that were introduced into the Gaza Strip from Israeli border crossings,” a spokesman tells AFP. “The first type is presented in the form of chewing gum and the second in the form...http://www.newser.com/story/64363/hamas-israel-targets-gaza-youth-with-aphrodisiac-gum.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 14 Jul 2009 13:07:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/62038/hamas-foiled-carter-assassination-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHamas, the Palestinian group that rules the Gaza Strip, foiled an attempt by al-Qaeda-linked militants to assassinate Jimmy Carter, a source tells Haaretz . Hoping to kill the former president as his vehicle left Gaza, militants placed a pair of bombs at a border crossing. Witnesses say that they saw Hamas...http://www.newser.com/story/62038/hamas-foiled-carter-assassination-plot.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 16 Jun 2009 14:13:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/61314/israelis-stymie-horse-drawn-bomb-attempt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagExplosives-laden horses were part of an attempt today by Palestinian militants to plant bombs in Israel, the BBC reports. Israel says it shot and killed four men—who where wearing explosive vests—and their explosive-laden horses after they first fired on a border post. The Israeli response to the men...http://www.newser.com/story/61314/israelis-stymie-horse-drawn-bomb-attempt.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 08 Jun 2009 14:42:01 CDT