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