- Hamas s a Palestinian Sunni-Islamic fundamentalist organization.
- It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
- It has been the de facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip since its takeover of that area in 2007
- It is regarded, either in whole or in part, as a terrorist organization by several countries and international organizations, most notably by the United States and the European Union
- Hamas was founded in 1987, soon after the First Intifada broke out, as an offshoot of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood,which in its Gaza branch had been non-confrontational towards Israel, refrained from resistance, and was hostile to the PLO
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