Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined 14 other countries in signing a landmark declaration at a U.N. conference.

The Arab world has told Hamas to disarm and surrender control of Gaza. Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt called for the Palestinian terror group to disband on Tuesday, the first time they have done so.

U.S. President Donald Trump believes that recognizing Palestinian statehood would be rewarding the militant group Hamas and he does not intend to do that, a White House official said on Wednesday, after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney announced his country's decision on the issue.

A senior Hamas official has welcomed Sir Keir Starmer’s promise to recognise Palestine, saying that “victory and liberation are closer than we expected”.

Haniyeh was under U.S. sanctions and wanted by the International Criminal Court. The political leader was the public face of Hamas.

Several media outlets have been slammed for describing the Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh as "moderate" in their reporting on his assassination. Haniyeh, Hamas' Political Bureau Chief, was killed after attending the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian,