Hamas
Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military movement governing parts of the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007. Hamas... Wikipedia
- Chairman of the Political Bureau: Ismail Haniyeh
- Deputy Chairman: Saleh al-Arouri
- Leader in the Gaza Strip: Yahya Sinwar
- Military commander: Mohammed Deif
- Deputy military commander: Marwan Issa
- Founder: Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
- Founded: December 10, 1987
- Split from: Muslim Brotherhood
- Headquarters: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
- Military wing: Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
- Ideology: Palestinian nationalism, Islamic nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, Anti-Zionism, Militarism, Anti-imperialism (disputed)
- Religion: Sunni Islam
- Political alliance: Alliance of Palestinian Forces
- Colours: Green
- Palestinian Legislative Council: 74 / 132
- Data source: DuckDuckGo