Hamas
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Leadership | Ismail Haniyeh |
|---|---|
| Khaled Mashal | |
| Mahmoud al-Zahar | |
| Founders | Ahmed Yassin |
| Mahmoud al-Zahar | |
| Founded | 1987 |
| Headquarters | Gaza |
| Preceded by | Muslim Brotherhood |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 809942 |
About Hamas
Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamist 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. During this period it fought several wars with Israel.
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Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza extended for two days, Qatar says
By David GrittenBBC News
Israel and Hamas have agreed to extend the four-day truce in Gaza for another Two Days , mediator Qatar says.
Hamas said the extension was " under the same conditions" which were for 50 Israeli hostages to be released in exchange for 150 Palestinian prisoners.
Israel has yet to comment, but it had offered A Day 's pause in the fighting for every 10 Israeli hostages freed.
It came as both sides prepared for The Final exchange under The Initial deal that took effect on Friday.
Eleven 11 Israeli women and children held in Gaza and 33 Palestinian women and teenagers in Israeli jails are expected to be released.
Hamas - which is regarded as a terrorist organisation by Israel and the UK - has freed 39 Israelis over the previous Three Days . In exchange, Israel has freed 117 Palestinian prisoners.
Nineteen foreign nationals, one of whom has Israeli citizenship, have also been handed over by Hamas under separate agreements.
The pause in the fighting is also allowing a big increase in deliveries of aid to Gaza, where there is a deepening humanitarian crisis.
Before the extension was announced, a Palestinian official told The Bbc between 20 to 40 additional Israeli hostages could be freed by Hamas .
An Israeli official meanwhile said that 184 people remained in captivity in Gaza, including 14 foreign nationals and 80 Israelis with dual citizenship.
Israel launched a military campaign in Gaza and imposed a siege in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack by Hamas gunmen on 7 October, in which at least 1,200 people were killed and about 240 others taken hostage.
Gaza's Hamas -run government says More Than 14,800 people have been killed in The Territory since The War began.
More on Israel-Gaza warRelated TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
