Hamas Fatah

Two-state solution a 'trap we set for Israel,' Lebanon-based Fatah official brags

“We know the trap we have set for Israel by demanding a two-state solution. But Israel understands why it does not want to give us a state: it knows what the future could hold,” said Abu Shahab.

Palestinian children hold placards with a portrait of Yasser Arafat during a rally by Fatah supporters marking the 21th death anniversary of the late former Palestinian president, in the West Bank city of Hebron, November 11, 2025.
 PALESTINIAN-ISRAEL-CONFLICT-WEST BANK Palestinian Vice President Hussein Al-Sheikh (L) and head of the Palestinian Football Association and Palestine Olympic Committee, Jibril Rajoub (C) arrive to attend the football match between Jabal Al-Mukaber and Shabab Al-Khalil teams.

Fatah Central Committee secretary-general reveals Hamas talks in Turkey, doubts elections - report

A man drives a tuk-tuk past portraits of late Palestinian President Yasser Arafat (C) and former Fatah security chief in Gaza Mohammed Dahlan (R) in Beirut's Burj al-Barajneh camp for Palestinian refugees on May 14, 2024; illustrative.

Mohammed Dahlan’s faction seeks to end Palestinian infighting, unifying with Hamas, PIJ, Fatah

An IDF infographic detailing the biography of Hamas terrorist Hudhaifa Khaled Suleiman, published August 14, 2026

IDF kills Hamas company commander who posed threat to troops, civilians


Hamas security chief in Gaza wounded in explosion

A number of Hamas, Fatah and other Palestinian officials on Friday visited Abu Naim’s hospital bedside.

Tawfiq Abu Naim, head of Hamas-run security forces in Gaza, speaks during a news conference, in Gaza City.

Analysis: Will Israel hold Abbas responsible for Hamas attacks?

Most analysts contend that Hamas will not lay down its arms, as called for by PA President Mahmoud Abbas as a precondition for assuming control over the enclave.

A man holds a picture of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas during celebrations after Hamas said it reached a deal with Palestinian rival Fatah, in Gaza City October 12, 2017

Understanding Hamas

They are not friends of Israel; they are bitter enemies.

YOUNG PALESTINIANS in a military graduation ceremony at a Hamas summer camp in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip earlier this year

Fatah, Hamas hold reconciliation talks in Cairo

While Hamas and Fatah have said they want to reunite the Palestinian territories, they have to overcome a number of obstacles to do that.

Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad (L) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Hamas-Fatah talks to address sensitive Gaza security arrangements

Abbas has pledged there would be "one authority, one law, one administration, one weapon," but Hamas says it won't surrender arms.

Hamas members and Abbas

Condemned to misery by its leaders? How Gaza can choose life

The burgeoning truce with the PA is Hamas's admission that when it came to governing it had no idea what to do.

A Palestinian boy standing by a gate looks on as he waits for the return of his relatives after performing the annual Haj pilgrimage in Mecca, at Rafah border crossing in the southern Gaza Strip, September 13, 2017

Egypt: Israel must not take action against Hamas leaders during negotiations

Saudi news site Elaph reported that Director of Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate Major General Khaled Fawzy met with Israeli officials to discuss the Hamas-Fatah talks.

Ismail Haniyeh (L) and Yahya Sinwar (R)

Analysis: Despite fanfare, Hamas and Fatah will be hard to reconcile

It is hard to see any way the PA can govern the Strip in a sustained way while Hamas retains the military power it refuses to relinquish.

PEOPLE WATCH as Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah visits the Shejaiya neighborhood in Gaza City yesterday.

Abbas says PA must control everything in Gaza including security

Palestinian leader says he will not accept a recreation of "the Hezbollah model" in the Gaza Strip.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas greets delegates after addressing the 72nd United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, US, September 20, 2017.

Unlike past, Israel not slamming Fatah-Hamas reconciliation moves

“Hamas is trying to gain international legitimacy, without accepting Israel’s right to exist, without disarming and without accepting the Quartet principles.”

Fatah official Azzam al-Ahmad (L) and Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.