On January 25, 2006, after winning the Palestinian elections, Hamas leader Mahmoud al-Zahar gave an interview to Al-Manar TV denouncing foreign demands that Hamas recognize Israel's ...

Beginning in the late 1960s, Hamas's founder and spiritual leader, Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, preached and did charitable work in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, both of which were ...

A senior Hamas leader indicated Monday that the militant group is halting attacks on Israelis while the Palestinians prepare to choose a new leader.

The Palestinians? incoming prime minister said Sunday that Hamas is interested in a long-term truce with Israel but has no plans to seek a formal peace agreement that would ...

A top Hamas leader on Monday raised the possibility of holding negotiations with Israel through a third party.