Truce brings extra gleam to Gaza marketplace ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Nidal al-Mughrabi - December 13, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA, Dec 13 (Reuters) - The horizon of the claustrophobic Gaza Strip stretches further out to sea after a bloody eight-day battle last month and its main market gleams with extra supplies of locally-caught fish. In a low-key move it has yet to acknowledge, Israel moved a naval blockade it imposed in 2009 back to six miles (10 km) from the Palestinian enclave's coast from three on Nov 23, two days after signing an Egypt-brokered truce with Gaza's Hamas rulers. » Read more

Hamas announces second day of West Bank rallies ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Ma'an News Agency December 14, 2012 - 1:00am TULKAREM (Ma'an) -- Hamas will hold rallies in the West Bank on Friday in the second day of its celebrations to mark the movement's 25th anniversary. On Thursday, thousands turned out in Nablus to celebrate the founding of Hamas, the first time Hamas was authorized to hold a mass political event in the West Bank by the Fatah-dominated government. » Read more

Hamas subdued despite Gaza victory claim-Israeli military ATFP World Press Roundup Article from Reuters by Dan Williams - December 14, 2012 - 1:00am JERUSALEM, Dec 14 (Reuters) - Israel's offensive on Gaza has deterred Hamas from new hostilities despite its claims of victory and the front is now at its quietest in 20 years, a senior Israeli military officer said. Vastly lopsided shelling exchanges over eight days killed 170 Palestinians and 6 Israelis before the Nov. 21 truce brokered by Egypt. » Read more

In Step Toward Palestinian Unity, Hamas Holds Rally in West Bank ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Jodi Rudoren - December 13, 2012 - 1:00am NABLUS, West Bank — Hundreds of men and boys sporting the signature green of the militant Hamas faction marched through the narrow alleys of the old city here on Thursday afternoon, calling for Palestinian unity but also renewed attacks on Israeli cities, in the first public demonstration by the Islamist party allowed in the West Bank in years. » Read more

Hamas Gains Allure in Gaza, but Money Is a Problem ATFP World Press Roundup Article from The New York Times by Steven Erlanger - December 13, 2012 - 1:00am GAZA CITY — Hamas has been riding high of late, after its professed victory in the recent conflict with Israel and the overthrow last year of Egypt’s president, Hosni Mubarak, an avowed enemy. » Read more