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t considered red lines in the past." The timing of Hamas's outreach may have something to do with the US-led peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority, says Talal Okal, a political analyst in Gaza. If a peace agreement is reached when Hamas and Fatah are cooperating, Hamas is more likely to share
says leading Israeli defense reporter Amos Harel. Over the past week, there has been an escalation of rocket fire between Gaza and Israel, with a Katyusha attack on the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon last week prompting an Israeli strike on Islamic Jihad operative Ahmad Saad. Hamas is reportedly de
, the Palestinians have only one diplomatic card left — their status at the United Nations — and once again they are trying to play it. Last year, the Palestinian Authority toyed with submitting an application for full United Nations membership, but backed off in the face of overwhelming opposition from the United Stat
rael, people began to leave Tel Aviv heading to the South. Fearing Israeli retaliation, Hezbollah limited themselves to firing only a few, sporadic Katyusha rockets into northern Israel in an attempt to placate their Iranian patron, and succeeded in pushing the inhabitants of the city of Kiryat Shmona i
amas is more likely to share the political gains and gain international acceptance. It could also partake in the windfall that donors have promised the Palestinian Authority if it signs a peace agreement. Hamas may also feel less popular pressure to campaign for one of its founding principles: the liberation of Palesti
porter Amos Harel. Over the past week, there has been an escalation of rocket fire EFTA_R1_02206850 EFTA02722154 between Gaza and Israel, with a Katyusha attack on the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon last week prompting an Israeli strike on Islamic Jihad operative Ahmad Saad. Hamas is reportedly d
Entities connected to both the Palestinian Authority and Katyusha

Jerusalem
LOCATION
Barack Obama
PERSON
Benjamin Netanyahu
PERSON
George W. Bush
PERSON
Lebanon
LOCATION
United States
LOCATION
Bashar al-Assad
PERSON
Bill Clinton
PERSON
West Bank
LOCATION
Fatah
ORGANIZATION
Mahmoud Abbas
PERSONthe West Bank
LOCATION
Tehran
LOCATION
Cairo
LOCATION
Hillary Clinton
PERSON
Damascus
LOCATION
Marc Rich
PERSON
Hosni Mubarak
PERSON
Saddam Hussein
PERSON
Terje Rod-Larsen
PERSON