Fatah gaza

How Hamas’s internal cracks are becoming impossible for Gazans to ignore - opinion

Questions are now growing inside Gaza about whether Hamas still possesses the same solid popular base that once gave the movement its legitimacy after taking control of the Strip in 2007.

|ByMOHAMMED ALTOOLL
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.
Palestinians take control of an Israeli tank after crossing the border fence with Israel from Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip, October 7, 2023.

Twenty years after Gaza withdrawal, threat of terror remains - opinion

The Palestinians had a chance to build a viable and flourishing presence in Gaza; instead, they opted for terrorism and hate.

|ByMARGOT DUDKEVITCH
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz over a background of humanitarian trucks entering the Gaza Strip; Illustrative

Katz orders continued IDF operations in Gaza, regardless of negotiations

Following the statements, Fatah spokesperson Munther al-Hayek has called for Hamas to step down from governing Gaza.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
PALESTINIANS IN Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, earlier this week.

Hamas and Fatah officials to meet in China for discussions on Gaza’s day after plans - NYT

Officials from the two groups will meet in China next week.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

Quiet on settlement activity, Mideast Quartet calls for PA control of Gaza

The statement omitted any reference to Israeli settlement activity – a rarity for the Quartet.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017ByMICHAEL WILNER
A Palestinian Hamas militant takes part in a Gaza rally marking the twelfth anniversary of the death of late Hamas leader Sheikh Ahmed Yassin.

Hamas to Abbas: Lift punitive measures against the people of Gaza

Fatah and Hamas officials are slated to meet in Cairo in the next week to discuss reconciliation.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017ByADAM RASGON
A Palestinian woman stands by a fence during a protest calling for an end to the power crisis, outside the power plant in the central Gaza Strip April 23, 2017.

Hamas says it's ready to talk with Fatah

The statement was released following a meeting led by Haniyeh and the Egyptian Intelligence chief.

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017ByADAM RASGON
Fatah official Nabil Shaath (L) and Hamas deputy political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh.

Israeli Minister halts Gaza electricity reduction

Gaza is caught in an endless tug of war.

JUNE 1, 2017ByTOVAH LAZAROFF
Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Senior IDF officer: Gaza shortages might lead to confrontation with Hamas

Gaza’s sole functioning power plant shut down last week after fuel supplied by Qatar and Turkey ran out.

APRIL 26, 2017ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Palestinians walk on a road during a power cut in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip.

Analysis: Fatah vote formalizes rift in Palestinian movement

The divide between Abbas and Dahlan supporters "is a reality now."

DECEMBER 4, 2016ByBEN LYNFIELD
PARTICIPANTS CLAP and cheer before a speech by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas during the Fatah Congress in Ramallah

Leaked document confirms Dahlan won’t attend Fatah Congress

Dahlan and many of his allies attended and were elected to leadership positions at the last congress in 2009.

NOVEMBER 20, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Muhammed Dahlan (right)

Gaza forlorn

Eleven years ago this month, Israel withdrew from Gaza and transferred the entire coastal territory to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016ByKENNETH BANDLER
PALESTINIAN MEMBERS of a Hamas unit parade in Gaza on Sunday

Abbas's Harshest Critic

Dahlan, born in 1961 in the Khan Younis refugee camp, first rose to the top of the Palestinian leadership when Yasser Arafat appointed him as chief of security in 1995.

JULY 24, 2016ByADAM RASGON
Palestinian cabinet minister Dahlan returns to Gaza from treatment abroad

Report: Israel and Arab states discuss new Palestinian leader to succeed Abbas

Dahlan, a bitter rival of Abbas, was driven from Gaza after Hamas seized control of the coastal enclave in 2007.

MAY 28, 2016ByJTA
Palestinian cabinet minister Dahlan returns to Gaza from treatment abroad