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Chinese Ambassador’s Meeting with Haniyeh On March 18th, Wang Kejian, an ambassador for China’s West Asia and North Africa Department at the country’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, met with Ismail Haniyeh, the Chairman of Hamas’ Politburo, and other senior officials in Qatar. China’s Ambassador to Qatar, Cao Xiaolin, also attended meeting with Wang and Haniyeh. According to various social media sources,...

U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan confirmed that Marwan Issa, Hamas' deputy commander of the group's military wing, was killed in an airstrike last week. Sullivan said that "the rest of the top leaders are in hiding, likely deep in the Hamas tunnel network, and justice will come for them too. We are helping to ensure that," during the White...

Religious Holiday and the War: As Palestinians begin to observe Ramadan, the holy month for Muslims often known for the observation of fasting from sunrise to sunset, bombardment from Israeli strikes and nutritional deficiency due to a lack of meals per day and lack of caloric-rich food continue to heavily impact millions of those living in Gaza, Palestine. Hunger conditions...

On February 28, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh called for Palestinians to march to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during the holy month of Ramadan. The chief of the Shin Bet, Israel's internal security service, warned that the current Israeli war with Hamas could become a religious conflict if further restrictions are imposed on Muslims coming to worship at the Al-Aqsa...

On February 27, it was reported that the Lebanese-based terror group, Hezbollah, would halt attacks on Israel, if Hamas, the Gaza-based terror group, agreed to a truce with Israel. Hezbollah and Israel have engaged in border skirmishes since October 8, a day after Hamas launched its massive terror attack in southern Israel. This attack led to the deaths of an...