Hamas government in the Gaza Strip - Wikipedia
Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the region from rival party Fatah in June 2007. [1] [2] [3] Hamas' government was led by Ismail Haniyeh from 2007 until February 2017, when Haniyeh was replaced as leader of Hamas in …
What is Hamas and why is it fighting with Israel in Gaza? - BBC
Oct 7, 2023 · 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.
This is what's left of Gaza after a year of Israel-Hamas war : NPR
Oct 10, 2024 · These maps and images show what's left of Gaza, 1 year into the Israel-Hamas war. Within hours of Hamas' attack on southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, Israel began airstrikes across the Gaza Strip...
Israel fights a seemingly endless war in Gaza's most devastated …
Nov 1, 2024 · JERUSALEM (AP) — More than a year into a war that has ricocheted across the Middle East, Israeli troops are still battling Hamas in the most heavily destroyed and isolated part of the Gaza Strip. In northern Gaza, Hamas militants carry …
Gaza Strip explained: Who controls it and what to know - NBC News
Oct 9, 2023 · Israel says the blockade, which gives it control of Gaza's borders and is also enforced by Egypt, is necessary to protect Israeli citizens from Hamas. The International Committee of the Red...
What Is Hamas? - Council on Foreign Relations
Oct 17, 2024 · Hamas is an Islamist militant movement that has controlled the Gaza Strip for nearly two decades. It violently rejects the existence of Israel, which it claims is occupying Palestine.
Maps: Tracking the Attacks in Israel and Gaza
Oct 7, 2023 · Hundreds of patients and thousands of displaced people have been trapped in Al-Shifa Hospital, the Gaza Strip’s largest, as Israeli tanks and troops battle Hamas fighters nearby.
Who Is Hamas, The Military Wing in the Gaza Strip ... - The New York Times
Oct 8, 2023 · The largest of the armed Islamist groups in the Gaza Strip, Hamas governs that Palestinian territory, home to two million people. What is Hamas? Hamas was founded in 1987 by Sheik Ahmed...
Israel-Hamas War: Israeli Soldiers Start Invasion of Gaza’s South ...
Dec 4, 2023 · As Israel continued intense airstrikes in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday, humanitarian aid groups condemned Israel’s latest call for Gazans to evacuate, warning that civilians had nowhere ...
Live updates: Israel strikes Rafah; Hamas agrees to cease-fire | AP …
May 7, 2024 · Israeli leaders have approved a military operation into the Gaza Strip city of Rafah, and Israeli forces are now striking targets in the area, officials announced Monday. The move came hours after Hamas announced it had accepted an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal.