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Hamas, also known as the Islamic Resistance Movement, is a militant organization that holds authority over the Gaza Strip, a densely populated and elongated territory spanning 25 miles. Hamas originated as a derivative of the Muslim Brotherhood during the initial Palestinian intifada or uprising in 1987, which was a response to the Israeli occupation of Gaza and the West Bank.
Hamas is committed to armed resistance against Israel and seeks the establishment of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital, based on the pre-1967 Six-Day War borders.
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During that war, Israel seized and occupied the West Bank, Gaza, the Sinai Peninsula, and the Golan Heights, leading to the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
In October 1997, the United States classified Hamas as a terrorist organization. The group has employed various tactics, including explosives, rockets, suicide bombings, and kidnappings, to target Israel. Ismail Haniyeh, Hamas’s chief political leader, resides in Qatar, one of the countries that provides financial support to the group, along with Iran.
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