Hamas

Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military movement governing parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.
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Some of the key events about Hamas

  • 1987
    Established social welfare programs to provide aid to Palestinians in Gaza
  • 1987
    Issued a charter calling for the destruction of Israel and establishment of an Islamic state in Palestine
  • 1993
    Began a campaign of suicide bombings against Israeli civilian and military targets
  • 1996
    Opened a network of medical clinics to serve low-income residents
  • 1996
    Carried out a series of bus bombings in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv, killing dozens of civilians
  • 2001
    Conducted the Dolphinarium discotheque bombing in Tel Aviv, killing 21 Israeli teenagers
  • 2002
    Perpetrated the Passover massacre at a hotel in Netanya, killing 30 civilians and wounding 140
  • 2004
    Launched Qassam rocket attacks from Gaza into southern Israel
  • 2005
    Participated in municipal elections, winning many local council seats
  • 2006
    Won a majority in the Palestinian legislative election
  • 2006
    Kidnapped an Israeli soldier, Gilad Shalit, holding him captive for five years
  • 2007
    Took control of Gaza and began administering the territory
  • 2007
    Violently seized control of the Gaza Strip from the Palestinian Authority
  • 2008
    Negotiated a ceasefire with Israel to halt rocket attacks
  • 2011
    Agreed to form a unity government with rival Fatah party
  • 2012
    Brokered a prisoner exchange deal with Israel
  • 2014
    Joined a consensus government with the Palestinian Authority
  • 2014
    Fired thousands of rockets into Israel and built tunnels for cross-border attacks
  • 2017
    Issued a new political document moderating some of its positions
  • 2023
    Launched a surprise attack on southern Israel, killing hundreds of civilians and taking hostages

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