Hamas official Mahmoud Zahhar called for mending ties with countries that support the Palestinian cause, especially Iran. During a seminar organized by Palestine Center for Studies, Zahhar stressed on the importance of the resistance as the only “lightning candle” in the Muslim World, noting that Palestinians should only bet on ...
Hamas said its former chief in Gaza, Ismail Haniya, was elected overall head of the Palestinian resistance group on Saturday, succeeding Khaled Meshaal. Haniya is expected to remain in the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian enclave run by Hamas since 2007, unlike Meshaal who lives in exile in Doha and has ...