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Hamas

The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza... Wikipedia

• Chairman of the Political Bureau:  Khalil al-Hayya
• Deputy Chairman of the Political Bureau:  Vacant
• Chairman of the Shura Council:  Muhammad Ismail Darwish
• Hamas leader in the Gaza Strip:  Vacant
• Military commander:  Vacant
• Founders:  Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
• Founded:  10 December 1987
• Headquarters:  Gaza City, Gaza Strip
• Armed wing:  Al-Qassam Brigades
• Ideology:  Sunni Islamism, Islamic fundamentalism, Palestinian nationalism, Anti-Zionism, Islamic nationalism
• Political position:  Right-wing
• Religion:  Sunni Islam
• International affiliation:  Axis of Resistance (informal)
• Political alliance:  Alliance of Palestinian Forces, Palestinian Joint Operations Room
• Colours:  Green
• Palestinian Legislative Council (2006):  74 / 132 (%)
• Data Source:  DuckDuckGo