After over twenty months of intense conflict, which has resulted in severe civilian casualties and repeated humanitarian ...

This would weaken Hamas further. But is Hamas' power really fading ... that comes the question of who would be responsible for internal and external security if Hamas does retain its weapons.

As long as Hamas remains in power, these interests are aligned with its survival — making any internal shift in power difficult to achieve. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Hamas and Israel each abandoned long-standing demands in order to secure the cease-fire that takes effect today. Both parties were responding to internal ... since seizing power in 2007, in ...

The breakdown in internal control comes amid Hamas’s severe financial crisis, which has left the group unable to pay salaries to its employees ...

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that the “intense phase of the war with Hamas (in Gaza ... we will have the possibility to shift some of the power north, and we will ...

There is mounting evidence that Hamas ... group’s internal control. In short, the decision to accept this limited agreement—both by Hamas and by Israel—is born not from a shift in principle ...

'We will return to battle': Netanyahu promises to fight Hamas with 'more power' after airstrikes shatter ceasefire ...