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The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas[ j] (an Arabic acronym from Arabic: حركة المقاومة الإسلامية, romanized : Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah ), [ 59][ k] is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist [ 60] political and military organisation [ l] governing the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007 ...
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of the Palestinian organization Hamas, operating in the Gaza Strip. [ 13][ 15] It was led by Mohammed Deif and, before his death on 10 March 2024, his deputy, Marwan Issa.
This is a list of notable engagements during the Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.
The history of Hamas is an account of the Palestinian nationalist and Islamist [ 1] – described by some as fundamentalist [ 2] – socio-political organization with an associated paramilitary force, the Ezzedeen al-Qassam Brigades. [ 3][ 4] Hamas ( حماس) Ḥamās is an acronym of حركة المقاومة الاسلامية Ḥarakat al ...
The Israeli military said Thursday that it has confirmed that the head of Hamas’ military wing, Mohammed Deif, was killed in an airstrike in Gaza in July. The rapid events this week have left U ...
Approximate situation on 9 October. Aftermath of a Hamas rocket hit on the maternity ward of Barzilai Medical Center, a hospital in Ashkelon, Israel, on 8 October 2023. Building in the Gaza Strip being destroyed by Israeli missiles. Wounded child and man receive treatment on the floor at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
On October 7, Hamas forces invaded Israel, killing more than 1,200 Israelis, mostly civilians. [12] [13] According to Israel's security service Shin Bet, captured Nukhba members were ordered to kill everyone they saw and carry out atrocities against civilians including women and children. If they brought hostages back to Gaza they would be ...
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades ( Arabic: كتائب شهداء الأقصى; Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa) [ 2][ 1] is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank. [ 7] The organization has been designated as a terrorist organization by Israel, the European Union, [ 9][ 10] Canada, [ 11] Japan, [ 12] New Zealand, [ 13] and the ...