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Hamas says October 7 military operation was a ‘necessary step’, admits to ‘some faults’

The Palestinian group Hamas has announced there were “faults” in the October 7 attack it led on southern Israel, but claimed its fighters only targeted Israeli soldiers and people carrying weapons.

Israel ‘far from destroying’ Hamas in Gaza Strip: US intelligence agencies

A report by US intelligence agencies has concluded that Palestinian group Hamas has lost 20-30 percent of its fighters after months of Israel’s war on the besieged Gaza Strip, meaning it is far from being destroyed.

Israeli drone raid kills 2 Hamas members in Lebanon: Media

Two members of the Palestinian movement Hamas have been reportedly killed in an Israeli drone strike targeting a car in southern Lebanon.

Medicine, aid for Palestinians, hostages arrive in Gaza: Qatar

Medicine and aid for Palestinians and the Israeli hostages entered the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Dr. Majed Al-Ansari, a spokesperson for the Qatari foreign ministry.

Israel needs ‘years’ to break up Gaza tunnels: Report

The Israeli military has been “astonished” by the size and quality of the tunnels Hamas has built under the Gaza Strip, according to a report.

Hamas ‘far from being defeated’: Israeli war cabinet minister

A member of the Israeli war cabinet has confessed that Israel has not been able to defeat the Palestinian movement Hamas during its months-long war on the Gaza Strip.

EU adds Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to terrorist list

The European Union has added Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar to its “terrorist” sanctions blacklist over the October 7 attacks on Israel.

Hamas popularity boosted in Gaza and West Bank: Poll

The Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research says the Israeli war against Hamas has increased support for the Palestinian group in the occupied West Bank and the besieged Gaza Strip.

Hamas releases new video of Israeli captivates

Hamas has marked the 100th day of the war in Gaza by releasing a clip showing three Israeli hostages held by the Palestinian armed group since its military operation in early October.

Hamas says destroyed 1,000 Israeli military vehicles in past 100 days of Gaza war

The Palestinian movement Hamas says its fighters have destroyed or disabled hundreds of Israeli military vehicles over the 100 days since the start of Tel Aviv's military operation in the Gaza Strip.

West Asia will not witness security, stability unless Israel’s occupation of Palestine ends: Hamas

A senior official of the Palestinian movement Hamas has stated the region will not witness security and stability unless the Israeli occupation of the entire Palestinian territories ends.

Palestinian fighters still present in northern Gaza: Report

Israeli military advance in northern Gaza continues to face stiff resistance from Palestinian fighters despite extensive Israeli operations in the area.

Hamas deplores Blinken remarks ‘justifying genocide’

The Palestinian movement Hamas has condemned US Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s claims that Hamas fighters hide behind civilians in the Gaza Strip, stressing the unfounded claims are an attempt to justify Israel’s crimes of genocide against Palestinians in the besieged enclave.

Poll: Arabs view Hamas October attack on Israel as ‘legitimate resistance operation’

Nearly 90 percent of Arabs view the Hamas-led attack against Israel on 7 October as a "legitimate resistance operation", according to a new poll published by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies on Wednesday.

Hamas leader calls on Muslim states to supply weapons to Palestinian fighters

Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh has urged Muslim countries to supply arms and military equipment to Palestinian fighters as the war in the besieged Gaza Strip rages on.

Assassinated Hamas leader to become Israel’s nightmare: IRGC Quds Force Chief

Commander of the Quds Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Brigadier General Esmaeil Qaani has reminded Israel that their nightmare has begun after the assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri.

Lebanon lodges complaint to UNSC over Israel assassination of Hamas leader in Beirut

Lebanon has filed an official complaint with the United Nations Security Council over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

Israeli embassies put on alert following Hamas leader’s assassination

Israeli embassies around the world were reportedly put on alert following the recent assassination of Hamas deputy chief Saleh al-Arouri in the Lebanese capital Beirut.

US says Israel cannot erase Hamas from existence

Hamas still has a "significant force posture" inside the Gaza Strip after almost three months of Israeli strikes and a ground offensive, the White House announced on Wednesday.

Hebozllah leader threatens fighting ‘with no limits’ if war breaks out with Israel

The secretary general of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, reasserted that the killing of Hamas leader Saleh al-Arouri will not go without punishment, warning Israel against attacking Lebanon.

General strike held across West Bank over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader

A general strike was observed across the occupied West Bank on Wednesday to mark the assassination of the senior Hamas official, Saleh al-Arouri, who was killed in a targeted Israeli drone attack in Lebanon on Tuesday.

IRGC warns Israel of flared up struggle after assassination of Hamas leader

The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has cautioned Israel that it will have to encounter more vigorous backlash from the Palestinian combatants, particularly in the West Bank, in the aftermath of assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri.

Iran’s defense chief: Hamas leader assassination to backfire on U.S.

Iran’s defense minister, in reaction to the assassination by the U.S.-backed Israeli regime of Saleh Arouri, the deputy chief of Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, said, “There is no end in sight to the United States’ animosity, and this enmity will be to their own detriment.”

Hezbollah vows retaliation over Israel’s assassination of senior Hamas leader in Lebanese soil

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement has vowed to respond to Israel's killing of Hamas deputy leader Saleh al-Arouri in a drone raid in Beirut. Hezbollah has described the Israel raid a “dangerous aggression against Lebanon and its people, security, sovereignty and resistance.”

Haniyeh: Israel will be held responsible for assassination of al-Arouri

Hamas political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh has stated Israel will be held responsible for the assassination of senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri. He called the action as “a complete act of terrorism and a violation of Lebanon's sovereignty".

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