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Oct 19, 2023 · The other, promoted by Hamas, a designated terrorist group and a member of the larger Muslim Brotherhood network, called for the establishment of a Palestinian state from the River Jordan to...
- Ghaith Al-Omari
Oct 15, 2023 · By SARAH EL DEEB. Updated 2:09 PM PDT, October 15, 2023. BEIRUT (AP) — Hamas, which has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007, launched an attack inside Israel over the weekend, killing hundreds and taking others hostage.
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- 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 28, 2023 · 4-Minute Listen. Playlist. NPR's Scott Detrow talks with Grant Rumley about Mahmoud Abbas and the role of the Palestinian Authority in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. SCOTT...
Jan 28, 2022 · 28 January 2022. By Yolande Knell & Rushdi Abou Alouf,BBC News, Jerusalem & Gaza City. Getty Images. Hamas has been criticised by human rights groups for its suppression of civil liberties....
Nov 20, 2023 · On Oct. 7, Hamas led a surprise attack on towns, a music festival, army bases and other locations in Israel, killing roughly 1,200 people and taking about 240 hostages, including children,...
May 12, 2021 · Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups in Gaza have a wide variety of missiles. While death, damage and suffering have been caused to both sides in the escalating hostilities between...