Hamas leader rejects disarmament while Israeli occupation of Gaza continues
Meshaal describes discussion around Hamas handing over weapons as continuation of a policy to neutralise resistance.

Meshaal describes discussion around Hamas handing over weapons as continuation of a policy to neutralise resistance.




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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said peace will never happen if Hamas has the ability to “threaten or attack Israel.”
The group’s Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya says continued Israeli violations risk jeopardising fragile deal.

Hamas has confirmed that Israel killed its senior commander Raed Saad in a strike which killed at least four others.
Hamas’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, says Raed Saad killed in an Israeli attack that violates ceasefire.
Palestinian officials warn Israel’s new settlement plan accelerates annexation, deepens violence across occupied area.
The footage, aired on Israeli TV, shows the captives observing Hanukkah in a Gaza tunnel months before they died.
Khaled Meshaal says group seeks US approval for disarmament plan, a major sticking point in phase two of the ceasefire.

Head of Hamas Abroad, Khaled Meshaal, tells Al Jazeera that Palestinians must heal from Israel’s genocide.
According to Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza, Israeli attacks during ceasefire have killed at least 377 people.

Israel held a memorial ceremony for Sudthisak Rinthalak, a Thai worker taken captive by Hamas on October 7, 2023.