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Khalil al-Hayya

Deputy Chairman of the Hamas Political Bureau

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Dec 16, 2025

What is the history of Hamas and its role in the Middle East conflict?

Hamas emerged in the late 1980s as an Islamist offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood and quickly combined social services with an armed wing that has fought Israel and governed Gaza since 2007; it carrie...

Nov 24, 2025

Was Gershon Baskin in contact with Steve Witkof on the Sharm El-Sheikh negotiations with Hamas?

Multiple contemporary accounts and interviews show Gershon Baskin says he communicated with U.S. envoy Steve Witkoff and worked to create back channels between the Americans and Hamas in the run-up to...