Hamas
The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Palestinian nationalist Sunni Islamist political organisation with a military wing called the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied... Wikipedia
- Chairman of the Political Bureau: Temporary committee leadership (acting)
- Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau: Khalil al-Hayya
- Chairman of the Shura Council: Abu Omar Hassan
- Leader in the Gaza Strip: Yahya Sinwar †
- Military commander: Mohammed Deif
- Founder: Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
- Founded: 10 December 1987
- Headquarters: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
- Military wing: Al-Qassam Brigades
- Ideology: Palestinian nationalism, Islamic nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, Anti-Zionism
- Religion: Sunni Islam
- International affiliation: Axis of Resistance (informal)
- Political alliance: Alliance of Palestinian Forces
- Colours: Green
- Palestinian Legislative Council: 74 / 132
- Data source: DuckDuckGo