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Israeli defense minister to Gaza: Let’s talk

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Freed Palestinian prisoner Yehiya Sinwar, a founder of Hamas' military wing, talks during a rally in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, in this Friday, Oct. 21, 2011, file photo. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Yehiya Sinwar: Hamas names a top militant as new leader in Gaza

By Fares Akram - Associated Press

Illustration on the continued attacks on Israel by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Obama throwing Israel to the U.N.’s wolves

By Clifford D. May

Tunisians protest killing of Hamas drone expert; 10 arrested

Associated Press

Hamas mourns killing of group’s drone expert

Associated Press

This video still image taken from APTN shows the scene of a shooting in central Tel Aviv, Israel on Wednesday, June 8, 2016. Two Palestinian gunmen opened fire at bystanders near the popular open-air market on Wednesday night before being detained, Israel police said. (AP Photo/APTN)

Israel defense chief gives interview to Palestinian daily

Associated Press

Palestinian Hamas supporters hold up their hands while chanting Islamic slogans as masked members from the Izzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a military wing of Hamas, march with their weapons on vehicles during a rally a long the street of Rafah refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

The next round of Hamas vs. Israel

By Louis Rene Beres

Many Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank are bracing for the fallout as authorities prepare to lay out the case against Mohammed El Halabi, the chief executive of World Vision and one of the most prominent aid executives in the territory. (World Vision)

Mohammed El Halabi’s arrest by Israel imperils World Vision’s Palestinian charity missions

By Asma Jawabreh and Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Facebook sued by victims of Hamas terrorist attacks for $1 billion

By Andrew Blake - The Washington Times

FILE -- In this March 11, 2016 file photo, US military officers stand around the coffin of American Taylor Force, a 28-year-old MBA student at Vanderbilt University and a West Point graduate, who was killed in a stabbing attack, during a private ceremony, at Ben Gurion airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel. An Israeli rights group said Monday, July 11, 2016 that five families of victims of Palestinian attacks, including the family of Force, are suing Facebook, alleging the social network has provided militants with a platform for spreading incitement. The Shurat Hadin group says it's representing the families in the $1 billion lawsuit that claims Facebook is violating the U.S. Anti-Terrorism Act by providing a service to militant groups that helps them in &quot;recruiting, radicalizing, and instructing terrorists.&quot; (AP Photo/Ariel Schalit, File)

Israel group: Families sue Facebook over Palestinian attacks

By TIA GOLDENBERG - Associated Press

Illustration on the dreams and realities of the Paris Middle-East peace process by Linas Garsys/The Washington Times

Little will come of France’s Palestinian-Israeli peace talks

By Clifford D. May

The destructive and disastrous 2014 war is one reason why Hamas is so unpopular among Palestinians, especially in its stronghold of Gaza. (Associated Press)

Hamas standing in West Bank and Gaza Strip weakens

By Jacob Wirtschafter — Special to The Washington Times

A Palestinian woman carries her masked son while waving a yellow Fatah flag during a rally to commemorate the 51st anniversary of the Fatah movement, at the Unknown Soldier Square in Gaza City, Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015. Gaza's Hamas rulers have outlawed all New Year's celebrations in Gaza this year. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

L. TODD WOOD: Hamas still tunneling from Gaza to Israeli border

By L. Todd Wood

A Palestinian protester uses a slingshot during clashes with Israeli soldiers after a funeral in Hebron, home to about 850 Jewish settlers in a population of 170,000. (Associated Press)

Hebron at center of ‘Al-Aqsa Intifada,’ latest flare-up in Israeli-Palestinian conflict

By Asma' Jawabreh and Jacob Wirtschafter - Special to The Washington Times

Palestinian top Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh waves to supporters during a rally to commemorate the 28th anniversary of the Hamas militant group, at the main road in Gaza City, Monday, Dec. 14, 2015. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

L. TODD WOOD: Poor Palestinians funding ISIS could turn against Israel

By L. Todd Wood

Shadi al-Menei (Photo middleeasteye.net)

L. TODD WOOD: ISIS commander meets with Hamas in Gaza

In this photo provided by the Chicago Zoological Society, a 3½-foot male bottlenose dolphin calf, born on Dec. 12, 2014, swims with his 9-year-old mother, Allison, at the Brookfield Zoo in Brookfield, Ill., on Dec. 13. The unnamed calf weighs about about 35-40 pounds. (Associated Press/Chicago Zoological Society, Jim Schulz) **FILE**

Hamas captures dolphin it claims was spying for Israel

By Kellan Howell - The Washington Times

Johnny Depp (left) as Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean." (Associated Press)

ISVARI MOHAN: Pirates of the Holy Land II

By Isvari Mohan

Johnny Depp (left) as Jack Sparrow in "Pirates of the Caribbean." (Associated Press)

ISVARI MOHAN: Pirates of the Holy Land I

By Isvari Mohan

A U.S. Navy plane lands at the Incirlik Air Base near Adana, Turkey, on Wednesday. Turkey agreed to allow the U.S.-led coalition to launch airstrikes against Islamic State from the base but now Egypt is accusing Turkey of working with the Islamic State on the Sinai Peninsula, a bitter feud likely complicate the Obama administration's regional plans. (Associated Press)

Turkey-Egypt feud undercuts U.S. hopes for Middle East

By Jacob Wirtschafter and Muhamed Sabry - The Washington Times