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Oct 7, 2023 · Hamas is a Palestinian armed group and political movement in the Gaza Strip. On 7 October 2023 it attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking more than 250 hostages.
Jul 1, 2021 · Hamas came to prominence after the first intifada as the main Palestinian group opposed to the Oslo peace accords signed in the early 1990s between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organisation ...
Many of Hamas's top leaders have been killed since the group's attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, dealing it a severe blow. Here's what has happened to Hamas's most prominent figures:
Israel says it has killed thousands of Hamas fighters and destroyed much of the vast network of tunnels beneath Gaza, which Hamas has used to carry out attacks.
Dec 5, 2023 · The BBC has seen and heard evidence of rape, sexual violence and mutilation of women during the 7 October Hamas attacks. WARNING: CONTAINS EXTREMELY GRAPHIC DESCRIPTIONS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND RAPE
Oct 17, 2024 · Israeli troops had for more than a year hunted the leader of Hamas, who disappeared in Gaza soon after masterminding the 7 October attacks. Yahya Sinwar, 61, was said to have spent much of his ...
Oct 7, 2023 · Israel was taken by surprise by the most ambitious operation Hamas has ever launched from Gaza. The scale of what's been happening is unprecedented. Hamas breached the wire that separates Gaza ...
Follow the latest news on the Israel Gaza war. Get live updates, maps, verified video reports and expert analysis from BBC journalists on the ground.
Aug 8, 2024 · Hamas is convinced that Haniyeh was killed by an anti-personnel missile while he was browsing on his phone. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards have said a projectile with a 7kg warhead was used.
Jul 31, 2024 · Iran vows to avenge the killing of Hamas’s political leader Ismail Haniyeh, who died in an overnight air strike in Tehran, according to Iranian media. Hamas and Iran blame Israel for the strike ...
