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 See more

Hamas has used both political activities and violence in pursuit of its goals. For example, while politically engaged in the 2006 Palestinian … See more

Israeli policy towards Hamas
Benjamin Netanyahu had been Israel's prime minister for most of the two decades preceding the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, and was criticized for … See more

Hamas was established in 1987, and has its origins in Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood movement, which had been active in the Gaza Strip since the 1950s and gained influence through a … See more

Policies and attitudes towards Israel
1988–2005 (first charter)
Hamas in its early days, as social-religious charity center arming themselves for the ongoing resistance against the See more

Leadership and structure
Hamas inherited from its predecessor a tripartite structure that consisted in the provision of social … See more

Aside from its use of political violence in pursuit of its goals, Hamas has been widely criticised for a variety of reasons, including the use of … See more