Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Hamas officials reveal that leader Khalid Mishal has decided to step down, a decision he announced at a recent meeting in Cairo of Hamas’s hierarchy. Mishal will remain in his post until a new leader is chosen through the group’s internal election process. (AP 9/25)

In the West Bank, the IDF conducts house searches and arrest raids in Hebron. (PCHR 9/27)

The Syrian army fires mortar shells into the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, causing no damage or injuries. The Israeli military says that they were misfired and intended to hit positions inside Syria. (MNA 9/25)