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Hindustan Times
31-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Hamas ‘generally positive' about Witkoff's hostage-ceasefire deal proposal
Hamas has sharply escalated its demands in response to the latest U.S.-brokered Gaza ceasefire plan, seeking a phased hostage release and firm guarantees for a permanent end to the war and full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza. While the group's initial reaction to U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff's proposal was 'generally positive,' Hamas officials told Al-Sharq Al-Awsat and BBC that the current deal does not meet their fundamental requirements. Watch for more
India.com
25-05-2025
- Business
- India.com
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Hamas is "running out" of money, claims inside sources Tel Aviv: Amid the ongoing war with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), extremist group Hamas is facing financial an unprecedented economic crisis, London-based newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported citing the group's sources. It is to be noted that the economic collapse is the worst in the Hamas's history. This crisis has led several of its operatives unpaid, raising questions about its ability to maintain internal cohesion. According to Al-Sharq Al-Awsat, the extremist group is facing difficulties in paying salaries to its operatives. The report citing Hamas sources stated that the militant group is able to pay only 900 shekels, nearly USD 240 USD, over the past four months. This has caused widespread anger among the employees and operatives. The report further mentioned that amid Israel's ongoing elimination of the group's leadership, a vacuum has been created within its so-called government.
India Today
25-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Hamas faces financial crisis amid ongoing conflict with Israel: Report
The London-based newspaper Al-Sharq Al-Awsat has reported that Hamas is facing a severe and unprecedented financial crisis as the ongoing war with Israel continues to erode both its leadership and operational capabilities. Citing unnamed sources within the organization, the report revealed that the group is struggling to pay salaries to its members and has only been able to distribute 900 shekels, nearly USD 240 USD, over the past four months which sparked anger and dissatisfaction among its ranks, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported citing economic collapse is said to be the worst in the group's history, leaving many operatives unpaid and raising questions about its ability to maintain internal cohesion. The report also highlights the impact of the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) ongoing targeted operations against Hamas leadership. The systematic elimination of key figures has reportedly created a leadership vacuum within the group's so-called governing structure, further weakening its control and coordination in the Gaza Strip, tensions remain high as the humanitarian situation continues to deteriorate. On Saturday, Gaza's civil defence agency reported that an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis killed nine children from the same family. The victims were the children of two married doctors. The Israeli military responded that it had targeted "several suspects" near its troops and is reviewing the has intensified its military operations in Gaza in recent days, prompting renewed international criticism and calls for increased humanitarian aid. While Israel partially eased its total blockade on March 2, aid groups have warned that the flow of essential supplies remains insufficient for the population's both the humanitarian and political crises deepen, the future of stability in Gaza remains Watch
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Politics
- Hindustan Times
Hamas is running out of money amid war with Israel: Report
Hamas sources have revealed that the terrorist group is teetering on the brink of financial collapse, Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper reported, as the ongoing conflict with Israel inflicts severe damage not only on its military capabilities but also on its wallet. The London-based newspaper reported that Hamas is having difficulty paying salaries to employees and operatives due to the unprecedented financial crisis. According to the reported sources, the Palestine-based militant group has paid only 900 shekels (about $240 USD) for four months, causing widespread anger among members of the organisation. The financial woes come as the group also grapples with significant leadership losses due to the IDF's ongoing elimination of Hamas' leadership; there is a 'vacuum' within the terror group's so-called government. Meanwhile, Gaza's civil defence agency said Saturday that an Israeli strike in the southern city of Khan Yunis killed nine children of a pair of married doctors, with the Israeli army saying it was reviewing the reports. Israel has stepped up its campaign in Gaza in recent days, drawing international criticism as well as calls to allow in more supplies after it partially eased a total blockade on aid imposed on March 2. Footage of the aftermath released by the civil defence agency showed rescuers recovering badly burned remains from the damaged home. Asked about the incident, the Israeli military said it had "struck several suspects who were identified operating from a structure" near its troops. The number of Al-Qaeda members killed in strikes on southern Yemen blamed on the United States increased to nine, a Yemeni security source told AFP on Saturday. The official in Abyan province, which borders the seat of Yemen's internationally recognised government in Aden, said the strikes killed nine members of the group, including a local leader. The security official, who earlier said the attack had taken place on Friday evening in north Khabar Al-Maraqsha, added the strikes hit several locations in the mountainous area known to be used by Al-Qaeda.
Memri
02-04-2025
- Politics
- Memri
Egyptian Media Figure: We Must Remove Hamas From The Picture, Lay The Groundwork For Regional Peace Based On Shared Interests
In his February 17, 2025 column in the London-based Saudi daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat , titled 'The Palestinian Cause – Recovery or Collapse?', Egyptian media figure Khaled Al-Berry wrote that it was a mistake on the part of the moderate Arab countries to tolerate the extremism of Hamas, a movement that serves the interests of Iran and the Muslim Brotherhood and undermines the pursuit of peace, using Palestine merely as a tool to expand its influence in the region. Al-Berry called on the moderate countries to formulate a plan for sidelining Hamas, promoting a discourse of peace and strengthening cooperation through joint economic and security projects with Israel. Khaled Al-Bari ( The following are translated excerpts from his article: [1] 'In our neighborhood there is a building called 'Egypt,' and beside it there is another building inhabited by the 'Israel' family and the 'Palestine' family, who are fighting for ownership of the building. The Israel family once [also] took over a floor in the Egypt building, but Egypt later freed it and signed a peace agreement with that family, creating the current situation. Now the Israel family, with the support of the Americans, wants to evict the Palestine family from the building and expel them to the floor [in the Egypt building] that Egypt previously freed. This would mean the reoccupation of our Egypt building and the destruction of the foundation on which the peace agreement was built. The Egyptians, along with the other supporters of peace, therefore agree that this action, if taken, will undermine the achievements of peace and take us back to the situation before [the peace agreement]... not to mention that it is a crime to expel a people from their land. 'The involvement of [U.S. President Donald] Trump has complicated the [power] balance, but nothing surprises us anymore when it comes to American foreign policy. Bush attacked Iraq and Obama supported the chaos [the reference is likely to the Arab Spring]. This is part of a game that must be taken into account in advance. 'This is the first lesson we [must learn] in handling the crisis. We must follow the growing political and cultural changes in the U.S. and in other strong and significant countries… [Soccer] teams do a so-called 'post-mortem' [of their losses], or an analysis after the fact, to discover the flaws. If we apply this to the Palestinian-Israeli issue we will discover that the main flaw was our tolerance of an element [i.e., Hamas] that used offensive rhetoric, adopted a negative conduct and received its orders from Iran, the resistance axis and the hostile Muslim Brotherhood organization. It started a civil war that weakened the Palestinians, tarnished the image of their cause and drove Fatah out of [the Gaza Strip]. Despite this, we did not neutralize this element and did not sever our ties with it, but trusted it to allow us to move ahead with the issue of peace, although we knew that its basic goal, since its inception, was to torpedo any chance of peace. Worse, figures in the academy and the media adopted its claims, so much so that [these claims] took over public opinion. 'This is not to say that Israel was not stubborn in the peace talks and has not worked to prevent the establishment of a Palestinian state. The world has condemned it for this. But political action has its own rules. You can always refuse a proposal, but at the same time you must work with what you have and be responsible. Resorting to terror only increases the extremism of the other side. Israel once supported Rabin, Peres and Ehud Barak, but today this camp within [Israel] has disappeared, while the voice of the opposing camp has grown stronger, a camp that says simply: 'Do you want a state controlled by Hamas as your neighbor? Read [this movement's] charter. Look what it has done to its [Palestinian] rivals.' 'The second flaw was failing to develop the idea of peace into plans that would permanently bind the interests of several sides. Egypt and Israel share economic and security interests that cannot all be listed here. And if we add to this the peace plans with the Gulf countries, the list will grow longer. 'The map shows us the moves of the regional forces. Turkey is present in Libya and is trying to inherit Iran's role as an influential [element] in Syria. Our southern borders are not stable, and the Nahda dam [Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam] constitutes a serious threat. Iranian militias [i.e., the Houthis] are targeting our economic interests at the mouth of the Red Sea… 'But [even] the worst crises also have advantages. The first [advantage of the present crisis] is that the public has witnessed with its own eyes the goal of certain well-known groups [in the resistance axis]. They said in the past that Palestine is just a toothpick that helps them to achieve their main goal, and now they have proved this in practice… [2] '[Another advantage is that] the public saw that the moderate countries are the ones that safeguard the national interests, not the slogan-[spouting] countries and their allies. And the third advantage is that we have all realized how much this conflict – in the present circumstances and given Hamas' perception of it – can harm us. 'These advantages create the right climate to present a different proposal for the future that will ensure a better future for all sides. [This proposal] rests on three principles: 1. Media that strengthens the discourse of peace, [stresses] its importance for all and helps the public to understand the complexity of this conflict; 2. Removing 'Hamas' from the picture; 3. Tying peace to economic and strategic interests.' [1] Al-Sharq Al-Awsat (London), February 17, 2025. [2] The reference is to a remark made by Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahhar, who said that Palestine was just a 'toothpick' and that Hamas' plan went far beyond Palestine. A video of his remarks was leaked to Al-Arabiya and aired in June 2019 ( June 11, 2019).
