Organisation: (Palestinian) Authority

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Haniyeh says Hamas government won't step down

Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh said today that his embattled Hamas-led government had no intention of stepping down, despite a sweeping civil service strike and an economic crisis that a top UN official said has brought the Gaza Strip to a “point of near meltdown".

Fri, 08 Sep, 2006

Security forces confiscate cash from Hamas official

A senior Hamas official today tried to sneak £434,000 into the Gaza Strip, hiding 500-euro bills in a white pouch tucked under his shirt in the first major cash smuggling attempt by an increasingly desperate Hamas government choked by Western economic sanctions.

Fri, 19 May, 2006

'Hamas will not yield to international economic pressure'

A senior Hamas official today brushed aside warnings that Western aid to the Palestinians could dry up because of the militants’ hardline stand on Israel, saying the Islamic group would not bow to international pressure.

Mon, 30 Jan, 2006

Islamic Jihad claims responsibility for bombing

An official from the Damascus-based leadership of the militant Palestinian group Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility today for the Tel Aviv nightclub suicide bombing that killed four Israelis.

Sat, 26 Feb, 2005