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What is the ideology of Hamas?
Hamas
| Hamas حركة المقاومة الإسلامية | |
|---|---|
| Ideology | Palestinian nationalism Islamism Religious nationalism Anti-Zionism Antisemitism |
| Religion | Sunni Islam |
| National affiliation | Alliance of Palestinian Forces |
| International affiliation | Muslim Brotherhood (until 2017) |
What is the conflict between Fatah and Hamas?
Battle of Gaza (2007)
| Battle of Gaza | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Fatah–Hamas conflict | |
| Date 10–15 June 2007 Location Gaza Strip (Palestinian National Authority) Result Decisive Hamas victory Territorial changes Hamas takes over the Gaza Strip | |
| Belligerents | |
| Hamas | Fatah |
What is the meaning of Hamas?
Hamas, also spelled Ḥamās, acronym of Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-Islāmiyyah, English Islamic Resistance Movement, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine.
How did Hamas come about?
1987 – The founding of Hamas In 1987, several Palestinians were killed in a traffic accident involving an Israeli driver, and the events that followed–a Palestinian uprising against Israel’s West Bank and Gaza occupation–led Yassin and six other Palestinians to found Hamas as an offshoot of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood.
Is Gaza part of Israel?
In 2005, Israel pulled all its remaining forces out of the Gaza Strip and dismantled its settlements. Nevertheless, according to the international community, the Gaza Strip is still considered to be occupied by Israel.
Does Hamas control the Gaza Strip?
Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been de facto governed by Hamas, which claims to represent the Palestinian National Authority and the Palestinian people. At first the Gaza Strip was officially administered by the All-Palestine Government, established by the Arab League in September 1948.
Is Hamas part of PLO?
The executive committee has formally 18 members, including its chairman, but in past years many vacant seats in the Executive remained empty. Moreover, Hamas, the largest representative of the inhabitants of the Palestinian Territories alongside Fatah, is not represented in the PLO at all.
Who runs Gaza Strip?
Israel maintains direct external control over Gaza and indirect control over life within Gaza: it controls Gaza’s air and maritime space, as well as six of Gaza’s seven land crossings.