Gilad Shalit, the teenage conscript seized by Hamas, is set to be released 1,000 Palestinian prisoners to be swapped for soldier held captive in Gaza for five years. What could prove a historic deal to release hundreds of Palestinian prisoners in exchange for an Israeli soldier held captive in Gaza has been agreed between Israel and Hamas, concluding five years of negotiations that have repeatedly... 

The statement, aired on Hamas-controlled radio on early Saturday, said “There is no more truce with an enemy”. Hamas has called off its truce with Tel-Aviv as Israel and Palestine continue hostilities into a third day. The Gaza Strip has been targeted by the Israeli air force in overnight raids. ­“Aircraft targeted two terror tunnels and a weapons storage facility in the southern Gaza Strip,... 

Egypt permanently reopened its border crossing into Gaza on Saturday, opening the door for Palestinians to the outside world and raising fears among Israelis of an increase in militant attacks. Hundreds were expected Saturday to pass through the Rafah border, which had been blockaded by Egypt and Israel after Hamas, an Islamic militant group, took control of Gaza in June 2007. The closure of the border... 

Moscow has greeted the reconciliation between the Palestinian Fatah and Hamas groups with enthusiasm, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry’s official spokesperson, Aleksandr Lukashevich. ­“On May 4, 15 Palestinian movements, including the two largest, Fatah and Hamas, signed an inter-Palestinian reconciliation agreement. Based on this, a transition government of independent “technocrats”... 

Palestinian Fatah delegation chief Azzam al-Ahmed (R), Hamas deputy leader Mussa Abu Marzuq (L). The Palestinian movements of Hamas and Fatah will sign a deal to form a unity government next week in the Egyptian capital Cairo, a senior Fatah official says. Hamas political leader Khaled Meshaal will meet Fatah leader and acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas in Cairo to sign the deal, AFP... 

A member of the Hamas security forces surveys the scene on the Gaza Strip after Israeli retaliated to the biggest Palestine bombardment for two years. Palestinian militants in Gaza fired more than 50 rockets into Israel today, the heaviest barrage in two years, Israeli officials said. A Hamas official was killed and four civilians were wounded when Israel hit back with tank fire and air strikes, said... 

Worldwide condemnation has been flooding in since Monday when Israeli Defense Forces boarded a ship in the Mediterranean, setting off a melee that left nine activist’s dead and dozens wounded.The Pro-Palestinian activists intended on breaking a three year blockade of the Hamas ran Gaza strip. Cynthia Mckinney a former US Presidential candidate says that Pro-Israel lobbying has bought congress... 

The son of one of the founders of Hamas is turning his back not only on the organization that now controls Gaza, but the religion that so animates the followers of the group his father helped create. Speaking on Wednesday night to the Endowment for Middle East Truth, a pro-Israel organization that focuses on radical Islam in education and media, Mosab Hassan Yousef said, “The god of Islam is... 

German Development Minister Dirk Niebel Germany on Sunday slammed Israel for preventing Development Minister Dirk Niebel from entering the Gaza Strip to meet with Palestinian refugees during his current visit to the region. “I believe that Israel has a need for transparency to render credible the idea that it is changing its political strategy towards Gaza, and my visit would have created that... 

An Israeli commando points a gun at activists on the Turkish ship Israeli naval forces stormed a Gaza-bound aid flotilla in international waters before dawn on Monday, killing up to 19 pro-Palestinian activists, most of them reportedly Turkish nationals. Some reports say that there were actually 20 people killed and at least 50 injured. The bloody ending to the high-profile mission to deliver supplies... 

Palestinian hospital officials say 15 people were wounded in overnight Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. The airstrikes came after the Israeli military reported that Palestinian militants on Tuesday had blown up a donkey cart filled with dynamite near the concrete wall that separates Gaza from Israel and fired several mortar rounds into Israel. No Israelis were injured. Officials at the hospital... 

An international investigation into the assassination of a senior Palestinian militant in the Persian Gulf region has taken British police to Israel. A special British police investigator has arrived in Israel to probe the use of false British passports in the assassination of a senior Hamas operative in Dubai last month. The investigator will meet with dual Israeli-British citizens whose passports... 

Hamas chief: Mahmoud Al-Mabhouh poses in military garb with his rifle The use of fake passports will be condemned by European Union foreign ministers today, in a move designed to censure Israel over the assassination of a Palestinian militant in Dubai. Diplomatic sources said the statement from officials, meeting in Brussels was intended to show disapproval at the killing Hamas commander Mahmoud al-Mabhouh... 

An Israeli minister tonight insisted the assassination of a high-ranking member of Hamas should not be considered as murder. Yuli Edelstein, speaking on a visit to the House of Commons, said no-one should become ‘overly emotional’ about the killing of Mahmoud al-Mabhouh, which has been widely blamed on the Israeli secret service, Mossad. His remarks came as it emerged that two more counterfeit... 

* Agent claims MI5 and Foreign Office were tipped off * David Miliband vows to ‘get to the bottom’ of affair * Gordon Brown promises an inquiry into identity theft * Dubai police chief calls for arrest of Mossad head * Hamas promises retaliation against Israel MI6 was tipped off that Israeli agents were going to carry out an ‘overseas operation’ using fake British passports,...