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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 ...
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 ...
Origins. Assertions of Israeli support for Hamas date back to the late 1970s and early 1980s, a period marked by significant political upheaval in the Middle East. Former Israeli officials have openly acknowledged Israel's role in providing funding and assistance to Hamas as a means of undermining secular Palestinian factions such as the ...
Casualties of the Israel–Hamas war. UN OCHA casualties summary, as of 19 June 2024. As of 9 August 2024, over 41,000 people (39,677 Palestinian [ 1] and 1,478 Israeli [ 13]) have been reported as killed in the Israel–Hamas war, including 113 journalists (108 Palestinian, 2 Israeli and 3 Lebanese) [ 14] and over 224 humanitarian aid workers ...