Gaza City - A spokesman for Hamas on Saturday said negotiations with Israel is out of the question and that the Islamic movement will never recognize "the enemy."

Ismail Radwan also slammed negotiations between Israel and the Palestinian Authority in remarks made two days after Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert said he was ready to compromise in making peace with the Palestinians and Syria.

Gaza City - The Palestinian Islamic Jihad faction on Saturday vowed to respond to any violation by Israel of an Egyptian- brokered ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Abu Ahmad, a spokesman for Islamic Jihad's armed wing, said the movement's armed wing, said the movement "accepted the ceasefire from a strong position but will strongly respond to the Israeli violations."

Gaza - The ceasefire between the Palestinian militant group Hamas and Israel entered its

Ramallah/Gaza  - The European Union's decision to boost its ties with Israel sparked mixed Palestinian reactions Tuesday.

Gaza City  - An Israeli airstrike on a car driving through the southern Gaza Strip town of Khan Younis killed four Palestinian militants and wounded two others Tuesday afternoon, paramedics and wit

"When I was coming from Khan Younis town, I noticed heavy deployment of Hamas police forces with riot gear all the way up to Gaza City," Suzan Aabed said Saturday.