October 20, 2023
Latest updates on Israel-Palestine conflict:
- Hamas says it has repelled an Israeli ground attack near Khan Younis along the Gaza border; Israel says one of its soldiers was killed and three others injured.
- Israeli military admits one of its tanks hit an Egyptian position outside the Gaza Strip, wounding at least seven people.
- On Sunday, a convoy of 17 trucks brought vital humanitarian aid to Gaza through Rafah crossing.
- At least 270 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air attacks on Gaza in the last 24 hours.
- Israel struck a mosque in Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, with Palestinian medics reporting at least one person killed.
- At least 4,700 Palestinians have been massacred in Israeli attacks on Gaza since Israel responded to Hamas attacks. More than 20,000 have been injured, thousands displaced.
- More than 2,000 people in Israel have been killed.
Here's what to know about Hamas:
HAMAS is an acronym for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement). It is the largest and most capable militant group in the Palestinian territories and one of the territories’ two major political parties.
HAMAS emerged in 1987 during the first Palestinian uprising, known as the intifada, as an outgrowth of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Palestinian branch.
The Hamas group is committed to armed resistance against Israel and the creation of an Islamic Palestinian state, whose capital will be Jerusalem.
HAMAS has been the de-facto governing body in the Gaza Strip after winning 2007 elections; ousting the Palestinian Authority from power.
Primarily, Hamas operates in Gaza. It also maintains some presence in the West Bank; Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon; and key regional capitals, such as Doha, Qatar, and Cairo, Egypt.
As of 2019, Hamas had between 30,000 and 60,000 active fighters.
For tactics and targets,HAMAS uses improvised explosive devices, short- and long-range rockets and mortars, small arms, kidnapping operations, rocket-propelled grenades, man-portable air defense systems, antitank missiles, and unmanned aircraft systems in attacks against the illegal occupant (Israeli military forces), as well as against ISIS and other Salafist armed group members based in Gaza.
The Hamas group also uses cyber espionage and computer network exploitation operations.
In October 1997, the U.S. designated HAMAS as a foreign terrorist organization.
Some of the notable or high profile attacks by Hamas group include:
On 7 October, 2023, Hamas group launched a surprise attack on Israel. Israel responded by a continuous bombardment of Gaza, cutting off power, blocking entry of humanitarian aid and ordering Palestinians to evacuate the northern Gaza.
In this ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, t he death toll stands at around 7000 casualties, millions of Palestinians displaced, thousands injured; at least 4,700 Palestinians massacred by Israeli armed forces, while 2,000 Israelis killed.
On 29 April 2022, HAMAS’s military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, claimed full responsibility for the shooting of an Israeli guard in the West Bank.
On 23 Nov. 2021, HAMAS fighter killed an Israeli tour guide and wounds several civilians and Israeli police officers.
In may 2021, HAMAS launches more than 4,000 rockets at Israel during 11 days of hostilities; Israel responds with widespread air and artillery strikes in Gaza. The conflict results in 260 deaths in Gaza and 13 deaths in Israel.
On 1 Oct. 2015, HAMAS gunmen kill an American-Israeli citizen and his wife in their car.
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