Hamas - Wikipedia
Hamas is an acronym of the Arabic phrase حركة المقاومة الإسلامية or Ḥarakah al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah, meaning "Islamic Resistance Movement". This acronym, HMS, was glossed in the 1988 Hamas Covenant [61] by the Arabic word ḥamās (حماس) which itself means "zeal", "strength", or "bravery". [62]
Hamas | Definition, History, Ideology, & Facts | Britannica
4 天之前 · Hamas is a militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine. The group won an electoral majority in the 2006 legislative elections, but the legislature was dissolved the following year with Hamas left in control of the Gaza Strip.
Hamas still rules over what remains of Gaza | AP News
3 天之前 · For all the military might Israel deployed in Gaza, it failed to remove Hamas from power, one of its central war aims.
What Is Hamas? - Council on Foreign Relations
2024年10月17日 · Hamas is an Islamist militant group that spun off from the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood in the late 1980s. It took over the Gaza Strip after defeating its rival political party ...
What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza? - BBC
2023年10月7日 · Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.
Israel-Hamas War | Explanation, Summary, Casualties, & Map
2 天之前 · The Israel-Hamas War is the war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas, that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched an assault on Israel that killed more than 1,200 people in Israel.
National Counterterrorism Center | Terrorist Groups
2024年10月1日 · HAMAS–the acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya (Islamic Resistance Movement)—is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties.
Hamas: At a Glance - Encyclopedia Britannica
Hamas is a militant group in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank that was founded in 1987 at the beginning of the Palestinian intifada (uprising). It was organized by members of the Muslim Brotherhood and religious factions of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) under the spiritual leadership
Hamas group explained: Here’s what to know about the group …
2023年10月10日 · What is Hamas? Hamas is a militant group that carried out the worst terrorist attack in Israel in decades on Saturday, killing 900 people and taking captive dozens of soldiers and...
What is Hamas? A simple guide to the armed Palestinian group - Al Jazeera
2023年10月8日 · Hamas fighters entered Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip, killing more than 1,400 people and sending shockwaves across Israel.