The Latest Breaking News from Hamas

Jeremy Corbyn refuses to condemn Hamas after militant group carries out deadly attack on Israel

Mr Corbyn issued a statement on Saturday describing the events in Israel as ‘deeply alarming’

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

Hamas has taken a risk with its largest ever military blow to Israel

There’s no knowing if the guerrilla movement that rules Gaza will achieve its goals, says Yair Wallach, a senior lecturer in Israeli studies

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Israel suffers bloodiest day in decades as fierce gunfights rage in streets against Hamas militants

Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to “go through every community until we kill every terrorist that is in Israeli territory”

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

Starmer denounces attack on Israel while Corbyn resists Hamas condemnation

The Labour leader said on Sunday that there can be ‘no justification’ for the operation that has left at least 600 dead.

The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2023

Could Hamas’s attack on Israel pose a threat for the region and Saudi-Israeli normalisation?

An unprecedented, deadly attack carried out by Hamas on Israel on Saturday has sparked fears of a broader regional escalation, with Saudi-Israeli normalisation particularly at risk, experts told FRANCE 24.

France 24 · Oct 8, 2023

‘People are fearful of what’s to come’: Gaza civilians flee waves of Israeli strikes

Palestinians seek refuge but electricity and gas have been cut off and medical infrastructure is on its knees

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Blinken: Republicans ‘playing politics’ in attacking Biden over Israeli crisis

Sniping was not limited to cross-party wrangling as Republicans also blamed each other of having triggered the violence

The Guardian - US · Oct 8, 2023

Hamas attack has abruptly altered the picture for Middle East diplomacy

Iran wants to make it impossible for Saudi Arabia to strike deal with Israel, while others in region cannot afford mayhem in Gaza

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

Why are so many Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails?

One in five Palestinians spends time in Israel jails. Hamas says it wants to exchange captured Israelis for them.

Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2023

In pictures: Israel launches retaliatory air strikes on Gaza after Hamas attack

The Israel Defence Forces launched air strikes on Gaza late Saturday in response to an unprecedented multi-pronged assault from the Palestinian militant group Hamas at dawn. More than 600 Israelis are reported to have been killed in the surprise assault, and at least 370 Palestinians have been killed in the…

France 24 · Oct 8, 2023