Palestinian unity government expected this week

A negotiator said Monday he expects a Palestinian unity government to be announced later this week in what would be a first significant step toward ending the crippling rift between Hamas and Fatah.

Iran decries plans for synagogue in Temple Mount

An Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Sunday decried an Israeli plan to build a synagogue near the Al-Aqsa Mosque and called on the international community to prevent any further desecration of the Temple Mount, according to the Tehran Times.

Hamas: Killing Jews is Worship of Allah

Although a tense ceasefire is in effect, the friction is far from over.  On Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas’ official media outlet, continued its call to kill Jews and such acts were a form of worshiping Allah according to Palestinian Media Watch.

Israelis Talk of Fears as Rockets Force Them into Bomb Shelters

iran-hamas-destruction-israelResidents of southern Israel were sent back into bomb shelters this weekend as Gaza’s terrorists stepped up their rocket launchings. Close to 20 were fired at Israeli civilians from Gaza over the past week – totaling 348 this year alone.

Documents link latest Gaza Flotilla Organizers to Terror

Gaza StripAlthough organizers of the Gaza flotilla claim they have no connection to terror, IDF military intelligence has evidence that reveals flotilla organizers received significant funding from groups that support Hamas and other terrorist groups.

Hamas Leader’s Christian Son Faces Deportation From U.S.

Masab Hassan Yousef, the son of a prominent Hamas leader who became a Christian, is facing a deportation hearing on June 30 in San Diego because the U.S. Department of Homeland Security views him as “a threat to America’s national security”, Worthy News learned Monday, June 14.

Palestinians Remember Murdered Christian Bookstore Leader

Palestinian Christians on Tuesday, October 7, urged prayers as they observed the second anniversary of the day that militants murdered the director of the only known Christian bookstore in the Gaza Strip.

Kadima “Wins” Israel Elections, Exit Polls Show

Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni looked set to become Israel’s second female prime minister as her centrist Kadima party won Tuesday’s parliamentary election, exit polls showed.

UN Halts Aid To Gaza After Hamas Seizes Supplies Again

The United Nations announced Friday, February 6, it has stopped sending humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip after militants of the Hamas group apparently seized 300 tons of supplies, in the second such incident this week.

Hamas Raids UN Warehouse, Seizes Aid

United Nations aid workers said Thursday, February 5, they were struggling to provide aid to the desperately needy in the Gaza Strip after police forces from the ruling militant Hamas group stormed a U.N. warehouse.

Hamas Asks Iran To Help Liberate Jerusalem

The top official of Hamas publicly thanked Iran Monday, February 2, for helping his militant group to achieve “victory” over Israel in the Gaza Strip but said his group would need more support to “liberate” all Palestinians and Jerusalem.

Israel Withdraws; Hamas “Rearms”

Israeli forces appeared to withdraw from the Gaza Strip Tuesday, January 20, in time for the inauguration of Barack Obama as the United States’ 44th president, but militant group Hamas said it would rearm, suggesting its conflict with Israel was not over.

Hamas Rejects Ceasefire With Israel

The militant group Hamas has rejected a cease fire with Israel and Iran said the country has no “right to exist,” after Israeli forces killed a Hamas minister and struck a United Nations compound in the Gaza Strip.

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