Talia Ralph, Kristin Deasy and Lizzy TomeiNovember 14, 2012 12:40

As violence flares along two Israeli borders and Syria's civil war continues to spill over into the Golan Heights, Israel assassinates the military leader of Hamas. A total of ten people have been confirmed dead in Gaza.

Israeli air strike kills Hamas military chief

Noga TarnopolskyNovember 14, 2012 07:00

SDEROT, Israel — The killing comes after Hamas fired more than 100 rockets into Israel. Meanwhile, violence flares across the Syrian border, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu campaigns for re-election. GlobalPost visits the site of the Hamas attacks, where locals depend on missile-proof kindergartens and an "Iron Dome" warning system.

Could Morsi make peace in the Middle East?

Erin CunninghamJuly 17, 2012 06:00

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Many in Gaza are optimistic that Mohamed Morsi, Egypt's new president, will be able to make progress toward Middle East peace. Mahmoud Abbas, Fatah leader and president of the Palestinian Authority, is scheduled to meet Morsi in Cairo on July 18. But Morsi has mammoth domestic issues to deal with first.

In Israel, life under fire isn't always so bad

Noga TarnopolskyJuly 13, 2012 06:00

SDEROT, Israel — Amid more bombastic Middle Eastern news, it is easy to forget that the rockets and missiles keep falling here, often on a daily basis. Sderot, a modest Israeli town that has been on the receiving end of thousands of explosives launched from Gaza, has come to symbolize the decade-long rain of projectiles. Yet, surprisingly, its residents say it's not that bad a place to live.

Hamas eases strict enforcement of Sharia law

Erin CunninghamJuly 11, 2012 06:20

GAZA CITY, Gaza – Five years after seizing power in the Gaza Strip, Hamas appears to have entirely backed-off from attempts to impose Islamic strictures on life in the coastal territory. Hamas’ largely bearded police force once aggressively stalked Gaza’s streets and beaches, searching for canoodling, unmarried couples and intimidating shop owners selling risqué lingerie. But now, locals say, the Gaza Strip is a much more liberal place.

Hopes fade for Arab Spring-inspired Palestinian unity

Erin CunninghamJuly 6, 2012 11:35

GAZA CITY — Recently, the Arab Spring had inspired hopes that Palestinians would unite, putting aside disruptive factionalism. In Cairo just over a year ago, leaders signed a landmark reconciliation pact to end the years-long divide between rival parties, Hamas and Fatah, which run separate governments and security apparatuses in Gaza and the West Bank. But now Palestinian politics appear to be descending back into disarray.

Jon JensenDecember 8, 2011 06:49

Is Hamas pulling out of Syria?

The Damascus-based militant Islamist group is looking to move to Cairo and Doha, according to reports

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Hamas' exiled supreme political leader, Khaled Meshaal, addresses students at Damascus University, 03 May 2006. (LOUAI BESHARA/AFP/Getty Images)

Hamas operatives are fleeing from Syria to establish new headquarters in Egypt and Qatar, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Ahmed Jabari, Hamas military chief of staff, killed in Israeli strike (LIVE BLOG)