Iran warns Hamas against leaving Syria

Iran has threatened to cut off funds and arms to Hamas if its officials vacate their Damascus headquarters and leave Syria, Palestinian sources told Haaretz.

Hamas officials involved in raising funds for the organization’s military wing and some members of the political leadership have already left Syria with their families for Gaza, Lebanon, Sudan and Qatar, the sources said. (more…)

Hamas quietly quitting Syria

Dozens of Hamas operatives have quietly returned to Gaza from Damascus as the Islamist group scales back its presence in Syria and gauges the uncertain future of President Bashar al-Assad, diplomats said on Sunday. (more…)

Iranian DM warns U.S., Israel against attacking Iran

Iranian Defense Minister Ahmad Vahidi warned the United States against attacking Iran, saying the Iranian Armed Forces will teach it how to fight and (make it) realize what fighting really means”. (more…)

IDF, Mossad sites down after cyber attack threat

The websites of Israel’s army and intelligence services were down on Sunday, two days after a hacker group appeared to threaten the Jewish state over its interception a Gaza-bound flotilla.
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Israel blocks protest boats with medical supplies from reaching Gaza

The Israeli navy has intercepted and boarded two boats which were trying to break the blockade of the Gaza Strip.

The Canadian and Irish boats with 27 activists from the US and eight other countries on board had set sail from Turkey on Wednesday.

They were carrying medical supplies for the coastal enclave. (more…)

Israel to ‘prevent’ Canadian, Irish aid ships reaching Gaza

Israel has announced that its navy will attempt to stop two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists bound for the Gaza Strip, in the latest attempt by activists to break the four-year Israeli blockade against the territory.

The Israeli military spokesman’s office said the country’s navy was “prepared to contact” the vessels and had “completed the necessary preparations in order to prevent them from reaching the Gaza Strip”. (more…)

Turkey: Navy Will Escort Gaza Flotillas

Turkey said Thursday that it would escort aid ships to Gaza and would not allow a repetition of last year’s Israeli raid that killed nine Turks. “Turkish warships, in the first place, are authorized to protect our ships that carry humanitarian aid to Gaza,” Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, said in an interview on Al Jazeera television. (more…)

Turkey will challenge Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza at The Hague

Turkey’s foreign minister says his country is preparing to challenge Israel’s blockade on Gaza at the International Court of Justice.
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Israel Retaliates for Deadly Attacks Near Sinai

Israeli jets attacked the southern Gaza Strip Thursday after the government blamed Gaza militants for a series of deadly raids in southern Israel. (more…)

Turkish Prime Minister Erdogan to visit Gaza, report

Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan will pay a visit to Gaza, “Al Jazeera” TV channel reported, referring to a diplomatic source in Israel.

Erdogan plans to visit Gaza during the next two weeks through the Rafah border-crossing (more…)