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2 days ago · Palestine TV, a network affiliated with the Palestinian Authority, a rival to Hamas based in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, broadcast footage that it said showed civilians, many of them women and ...
- From Crude Bombs to Long-Range Rockets
- A Homegrown Industry
- Arsenal on Display
Since the founding of Hamas in 1987, the group’s secretive armed wing — which operates alongside a more visible political organization — evolved from a small militia into what Israel describes as a “semi-organized military.” In its early days, the group carried out deadly shootings and kidnappings of Israelis. It killed hundreds of Israelis in suic...
After Morsi’s overthrow, Egypt cracked down on and shut hundreds of smuggling tunnels. In response, Gaza’s local weapons industry picked up. “The Iranian narrative is that they kick-started all the missile production in Gaza and gave them the technical and knowledge base, but now the Palestinians are self-sufficient, said Fabian Hinz, an independen...
The Israeli military estimates that before the current round of fighting, Hamas had an arsenal of 7,000 rockets of varying ranges that can cover nearly all of Israel, as well as 300 anti-tank and 100 anti-aircraft missiles. It also has acquired dozens of unmanned aerial vehicles and has an army of some 30,000 terrorists, including 400 naval command...
Oct 10, 2023 · Explainers. Israel. Hamas, the militant group that attacked Israel, explained. What is Hamas and what does it want out of this new resurgence of violent conflict? By Nicole Narea and Li Zhou...
Oct 12, 2023 · October 12, 20231:25 PM ET. By. Scott Neuman. , Jawad Rizkallah. Enlarge this image. Rockets are fired by Palestinian militants from Gaza toward Israel on Tuesday. Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty...
Oct 9, 2023 · (AP Photo: Adel Hana) abc.net.au/news/hamas-gaza-explainer-israel-palestinian-conflict/102949832. Israel's security cabinet has formally declared war on Hamas, the militant Islamist group that controls the Gaza Strip, following Hamas's unprecedented attack on soldiers and civilians in southern Israel on Saturday.
Jan 19, 2024 · 11:56 p.m. ET, January 18, 2024. No security in Middle East without a Palestinian state, Palestinian Authority says. From CNN’s Celine Alkhaldi.
Feb 1, 2024 · Demands for an investigation: Both Hamas and the Palestinian Authority are demanding an investigation after the reported discovery of about thirty bodies in bags buried under rubble and sand in a ...
