Mideast negotiators will hold talks in Jerusalem today after Israeli, Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders pledged to work to renew the peace process.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in a new government without Hamas and outlawed the Hamas militia, deepening the crisis between the two sides after the Islamic group seized control of Gaza in a quick military victory last week.

On its first day of full rule in Gaza, the Islamic militant Hamas today announced that it was granting amnesty to senior Fatah leaders, signalling that it is seeking conciliation with the defeated forces of moderate Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas.

All Fatah prisoners taken by Hamas in Gaza will be released, a Hamas spokesman announced today.

Hamas fighters have seized Fatah’s senior field commanders in the Gaza Strip, a spokesman for the Islamic group announced today.

Malaysia warned the Hamas and Fatah groups today that their infighting in Gaza was playing into Israel’s hands, and destroying plans for an independent Palestinian state.

Israel will not respond militarily to the takeover over of the Gaza Strip by the Islamic fighters of Hamas, an Israeli Cabinet minister said today.

Hamas fighters overran one of the rival Fatah movement's most important Palestinians security installations in the Gaza Strip today.

The European Commission today suspended its humanitarian aid projects in the Gaza Strip, citing the escalating violence.

Hamas has taken control of key Palestinian Preventive Security headquarters, according to reports from witnesses.

Hamas neared control of the entire Gaza Strip after a day of battles in the region during which rival Fatah forces were dislodged from key positions.