Rasa - Hamas has rejected a United States decision to place the group's political chief, Ismail Haniya , on its global "terror list", calling the move a "dangerous development".

Rasa - Commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Major General Qassem Soleimani congratulated Hamas's former chief in the Gaza Strip, Ismail Haniya , on his election as the head of the Palestinian resistance group.