Hamas Classified as Terrorist lately.
It is officially the Islamic Resistance Movement is a political and military organization governing Gaza Strip of the Palestinian territories.
While it is headquartered in Gaza City, it also has a presence in the West Bank (the larger of the two Palestinian territories).
In which its secular rival Fatah exercises control.
Hamas is widely considered to be the “dominant political force” within the Palestinian territories.
In 1987, shortly after the outbreak of the First Intifada against Israel.
Palestinian imam and activist Ahmed Yassin is the founder of Hamas.
It emerged from his Mujama al-Islamiya, which had been established in Gaza in 1973.
As a religious charity involved with the Egypt-based Muslim Brotherhood.
For The Peace in Gaza, UAE Leads More Discussions.
Hamas became increasingly involved in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict by the late 1990s.
It opposed the Israel–PLO Letters of Mutual Recognition as well as the Oslo Accords.
Hamas, which continued to advocate Palestinian armed resistance, won the 2006 Palestinian legislative election.
By gaining a majority in the Palestinian Legislative Council and subsequently took control of the Gaza Strip from Fatah following a civil war in 2007.
Since then, it has run Gaza as a de facto autocratic and one-party state.
Since 2007, Hamas has fought several wars with Israel.
Many scholars reported that Hamas’ 2017 charter, at least in principle, accepted a Palestinian state within the 1967 borders.
Presidents of UAE and USA Discussed Regional Developments.
It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
The Hamas government has pushed through changes that gave greater influence to Islamic law in the Gaza Strip.
Since the mid-1990s, Hamas has gained widespread popularity within Palestinian society for its perceived lack of corruption and its anti-Israeli stance.
The group’s attacks against civilian targets and indiscriminate rocket attacks, have led many academics and countries to designate Hamas a terrorist organization.
A 2018 attempt to condemn Hamas for “acts of terror” at the United Nations failed.
Hamas and Israel have had several wars in the Gaza Strip, which is under blockade: in 2008–09, in 2012 and in 2014.
In the latest 2023 war, Hamas caught Israel by surprise, broke through the Gaza barrier, attacked military bases.
Also killed civilians and soldiers and took hostages back to Gaza.
Israel declared war, attacked Gaza and promised to destroy Hamas.
Hamas Classified as Terrorist due to the conflict in Gaza and it is targeted by Israel ,,,
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