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Hamas

Israeli forces kill four militants in Gaza, farmer also shot dead

Top Hamas leader rejects disarmament and ‘foreign rule’

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender its weapon nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender its weapon nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.

UAE plans compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza, map shows

TOPSHOT - This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on February 5, 2026. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack just across the Israel-Gaza Strip border which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people on the Israeli side, triggered the Gaza war in which over 71,800 Palestinians have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
TOPSHOT - This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on February 5, 2026. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack just across the Israel-Gaza Strip border which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people on the Israeli side, triggered the Gaza war in which over 71,800 Palestinians have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Donors reluctant to fund US-led Gaza plan as Hamas disarmament push stalls: Sources

One senior European diplomat said that no European or Western country had yet committed funds to Gaza's recontstruction.
One senior European diplomat said that no European or Western country had yet committed funds to Gaza's recontstruction.

Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza, health officials say

A Palestinian patient and her relatives head back home after being informed by officials that their travel through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, on Feb 4, 2026.
A Palestinian patient and her relatives head back home after being informed by officials that their travel through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, on Feb 4, 2026.

What’s next for Trump’s Gaza plan after Rafah reopening?

Ambulances waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Feb 2.
Ambulances waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Feb 2.

Israeli air strikes kill 27 in Gaza, say Palestinian health officials

An Israeli air strike targeting the Ghaith camp, which shelters displaced people, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan 31.
An Israeli air strike targeting the Ghaith camp, which shelters displaced people, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan 31.

Spanish police arrest Chinese hair salon owner accused of financing Hamas

Members of the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza City on Nov 5, 2025.
Members of the armed wing of Hamas in Gaza City on Nov 5, 2025.

Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to reopen on Feb 1, said Israel

A gate at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Jan 29. The crossing will reopen on Feb 1.
A gate at the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on Jan 29. The crossing will reopen on Feb 1.

Israeli fire kills two in Gaza as truce deal moves to next phase

Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed by Israeli gunfire on Thursday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed
Mourners react during the funeral of Palestinians who, according to medics, were killed by Israeli gunfire on Thursday, at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, January 29, 2026. REUTERS/Ramadan Abed

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