While "owning" land is a term that appears to be more applicable to real estate than to territories, the Palestinians see the Gaza Strip as an integral part of their future state, even if the rulers ...

Gaza has been decimated by Israeli bombing campaigns and ground assaults since Hamas carried out the October 7 attacks on Israel in 2023, in which more than 1,200 people were killed and 250 were taken ...

Hamas still controls most of the enclave, but Israel holds some key areas. International oversight could also be expanded, ...

Hi there. GREG MYRE, BYLINE: Hi, Juana. SUMMERS: So, Greg, just start if you could by describing the Hamas presence in Gaza right now. MYRE: Well, it's substantial. Members of the Gaza police ...

Hamas' presence sends a clear message that the group remains in charge of the territory. Israeli officials have described a parade of jubilant Hamas fighters that celebrated the ceasefire on Sunday, ...

Hamas gunmen are guarding aid convoys in Gaza, and its police patrol city streets, sending a clear message: Hamas remains in ...

“When the war stops, Hamas must not rule Gaza alone.” While the Palestinian Authority says it is the only authority with the legitimacy to govern postwar Gaza, it has no presence in the ...

“The Hamas presence on the ground, armed, is a slap in the face to the Israeli government and army,” Baskin told the Wall Street Journal. “It highlights that Israel’s goals for the war ...