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1 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.
2 days ago · The Palestinian Authority currently administers some 39% of the West Bank. 61% of the West Bank remains under direct Israeli military and civilian control. East Jerusalem was unilaterally annexed by Israel in 1980, prior to the formation of the PA. Since 2007 Gaza has been governed by the Hamas Government in Gaza .
May 6, 2024 · Hamas’s attack on Israel on October 7 killed about 1,400 people, while 250 were taken captive to Gaza. Approximately 100 of those captives are believed to still be alive and in Gaza, with...
- Al Jazeera Staff
4 days ago · 9. By JOSEPH KRAUSS. Updated 5:10 AM PDT, May 23, 2024. JERUSALEM (AP) — Diminished but not deterred, Hamas is still putting up a fight after seven brutal months of war with Israel, regrouping in some of the hardest-hit areas in northern Gaza and resuming rocket attacks into nearby Israeli communities.
1 day ago · Hamas released 13 Israeli hostages and four Thai nationals after a delay of seven hours due to accusations that Israel was violating the terms of the truce. Israel released 39 Palestinian prisoners in return.
4 days ago · 3 days ago. Family handout. Amiram Cooper, Guy Gilboa-Dalal and Tsachi Idan are being held in Gaza. A total of 121 hostages remain unaccounted for after being kidnapped by Hamas on 7 October last...
4 days ago · v. t. e. Hezbollah ( / ˌhɛzbəˈlɑː /, [43] / ˌxɛz -/; Arabic: حزب الله, romanized : Ḥizbu 'llāh, lit. 'Party of Allah' or 'Party of God') [44] is a Lebanese Shia Islamist political party and militant group, [45] [46] led since 1992 by its Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah.
