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Hamas; Dates of operation: 1987–present: Headquarters: Gaza City, Gaza Strip: Size: 40,000: Allies: State allies: Egypt (2011–2013) Iran Qatar Sudan (until 2019, occasionally since 2023) Syria (until 2011, again since 2022) Turkey (only Erdoğan government) Venezuela; Non-state allies: Hezbollah
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Hamas was established in 1987, and has its origins in Egypt 's Muslim Brotherhood movement, which had been active in the Gaza Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a network of mosques and various charitable and social organizations.
Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya ( Arabic: حركة المقاومة الاسلامية, lit. "Islamic Resistance Movement"), is a political party with a military wing in Gaza. Hamas was started in 1987 by Ahmed Yassin and Abdel Aziz al-Rantissi after the beginning of the First Uprising against Israeli violence and occupation.
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.
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Oct 13, 2023 · Hamas, an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (“Islamic Resistance Movement”), was founded by Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, a Palestinian cleric who became an activist in local branches...
Oct 7, 2023 · 5 April 2024. Getty Images. 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...
Hamas, an Islamist militant group, won the 2006 Palestinian legislative election and a subsequent battle in the Gaza Strip between it and Fatah, which led to Hamas taking over governance of Gaza, and further escalating tensions with Israel.
