Politics
Hamas
A Palestinian armed movement that has governed the Gaza Strip since 2007. Israel, the United States and other countries designate it a terrorist organization, and it has fought repeated rounds of conflict with Israel.
Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist movement founded in 1987 during the First Intifada, with a political wing and an armed wing, the Qassam Brigades. It won the 2006 Palestinian legislative elections and took control of the Gaza Strip in 2007 after a conflict with Fatah. Israel, the United States, the European Union and other countries designate it a terrorist organization. It has fought several wars with Israel, most notably the war that began on 7 October 2023.
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