Gaza, the Gaza Strip, a stretch land, 25 miles long 6 miles wide, the Mediterranean Sea, borders Israel Egypt. is home 2.1 million Palestinians. is sealed .
Hamas founded Gaza 1987 Sheikh Ahmed Yassin, imam, his aide Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi. was shortly the beginning the intifada - uprising Israel's .
Hamas' attack a staggering failure Israel's intelligence security forces. group vowed annihilate Israel has responsible many suicide bombings other deadly .
Hamas held Shalit five years he exchanged more 1,000 Palestinian prisoners held Israel. Hamas sent paragliders flying Israel, Israeli military said.
Getty Images. Israel the Palestinian group Hamas been war early October. began Hamas gunmen launched unprecedented attack Israel Gaza - deadliest Israel .
Hamas founded 1987 the start the Intifada, Palestinian uprising, a Palestinian offshoot Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, Sunni Islamist social political movement.
Introduction. Hamas an Islamist militant movement has controlled Gaza Strip nearly decades. violently rejects existence Israel, it claims occupying Palestine .
Here will outline history Hamas, and answer key questions this organisation's ideology, goals, approach achieving them. modus operandi. de facto. de facto. .
Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist Islamist movement the West Bank Gaza Strip is dedicated the establishment an independent Islamic state historical Palestine.Founded 1987, Hamas opposed secular approach the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rejected attempts cede part Palestine, and embraced use .
Hamas wants thousands Palestinian prisoners Israel be freed for end the blockade the Gaza Strip Israel Egypt - both countries is security. .
The and important difference that Hamas a Palestinian nationalist Islamist movement. fused, dual identity differentiates from ISIS, is transnational pan-Islamist .
