Hamas - Wikipedia
WEBThe Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas[k] (an Arabic acronym from Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized: Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah), [61][l] is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist [62] political organisation with a military wing called the Ezzedeen Al-Qassam Brigades.
What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza? - BBC
WEBOct 7, 2023 · Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas have been at war since early October. It began when Hamas gunmen launched an unprecedented attack on Israel from Gaza - the deadliest in Israel's history.
Israel-Hamas war: Militants’ brutal new tactics signal new ... - CNN
WEBSep 3, 2024 · Seizing on a spasm of public outrage in Israel at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s inability to bring home the remaining hostages, Hamas released a comic book-style image of a kneeling figure ...
What Is Hamas? - Council on Foreign Relations
WEBAug 19, 2024 · Hamas is an Islamist militant movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. It violently rejects the existence of Israel, which it claims is occupying Palestine.
Hamas | Definition, History, Ideology, & Facts | Britannica
WEB1 day ago · Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine. The group won an electoral majority in the 2006 legislative elections, but the legislature was dissolved the following year with Hamas left in control of the Gaza Strip.
What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza?
WEBOct 7, 2023 · Hamas, or in some cases its armed wing alone, is considered a terrorist group by Israel, the US, the EU, and the UK, among others. Iran backs Hamas with funding, weapons and training.
Israel-Hamas War | Explanation, Summary, Casualties, & Map
WEB2 days ago · The Israel-Hamas War is the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas, that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.
How Hamas Is Fighting in Gaza: Tunnels, Traps and Ambushes
WEBJul 13, 2024 · Hamas overwhelmed Israel’s border in October with a coordinated, large-scale maneuver before committing atrocities. Now, it acts as a guerrilla force, its fighters often disguised as...
Who Is Hamas, The Military Wing in the Gaza Strip ... - The New York Times
WEBOct 8, 2023 · Hamas, an armed Palestinian group, launched one of the largest assaults on Israel in decades on Oct. 7, killing more than 1,400 people, most of them civilians, taking more than 220 hostages and...
History Tells Us How the Israel-Hamas War Will End - TIME
WEBJan 10, 2024 · Israel has declared an ever-expanding list of war aims that includes the obliteration of Hamas, the return of all hostages, assurances that Gaza will never again threaten Israel, the banning of...
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