Steering panel to announce decision Wednesday morning; party head reports progress toward ending freeze, but source insists Ra'am will still abstain, possibly imperiling coalition

Report claims Islamist party won't quit coalition but plans to keep freeze in place; Ra'am reportedly considering reuniting with Joint List

Amid escalating tensions, notably regarding the Temple Mount, calls are mounting for Mansour Abbas's party to make its current temporary suspension from coalition permanent

Terror group's leader has held the position since 2017, would stay on until 2025; quadrennial Hamas elections said to be drawing to a close