Hamas has to go, and this is not an easy task. Surprisingly it has a lot of supporters and admirers not only in many Arab countries and in Iran, but also in the West, the academic world, journalists writing for media and newspapers (not just for Al-Jazeera) progressives and some other more extreme leftist groups and even some democrats love Hamas,

Israel has introduced what it said was a new U.S. ceasefire plan and is trying to force Hamas to accept it by imposing a siege on the Gaza Strip

The latest round of talks on the second phase of the cease-fire between Israel and Hamas has made “no progress,” and it’s unclear whether they will resume on Saturday, a senior Hamas official said. Phase one expires on Saturday,