Hamas

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Islamist militant group Islamist political organization Palestinian militant organization governing authority

Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist militant and political organization that governs the Gaza Strip and is known for its armed resistance against Israel.

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All labels observed (14)

Label Occurrences
Hamas canonical 54
Hamas de facto government in Gaza 3
Hamas authorities 2

Statements (69)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Islamist militant group ⓘ
Islamist political organization ⓘ
Palestinian militant organization ⓘ
governing authority ⓘ
abbreviationOf Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya ⓘ
armedWing Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades ⓘ
charterAdoptedIn 1988 ⓘ
conflict Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
surface form: Israeli–Palestinian conflict
country State of Palestine ⓘ
declaredGoal establishment of an Islamic state in historic Palestine ⓘ
resistance against Israel ⓘ
designatedAsTerroristOrganizationBy Australia ⓘ
Canada ⓘ
Egypt ⓘ
European Union ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Japan ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
engagesIn armed resistance ⓘ
political activities ⓘ
social services ⓘ
foundedBy Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi ⓘ
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin ⓘ
surface form: Ahmed Yassin

Mahmoud Zahar ⓘ
foundedDuring First Intifada ⓘ
foundedIn 1987 ⓘ
fullArabicName Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya ⓘ
governs Gaza Strip ⓘ
governsAs de facto government of Gaza Strip ⓘ
hasCharter Hamas Charter ⓘ
hasLeaderRole Gaza leader ⓘ
political bureau chief ⓘ
hasWing military wing ⓘ
political wing ⓘ
headquartersLocation Gaza Strip ⓘ
ideology Islamism ⓘ
Palestinian nationalism ⓘ
Sunni Islam ⓘ
surface form: Sunni Islamism
involvedIn 2014 Gaza War ⓘ
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis ⓘ
2023 Israel–Hamas war ⓘ
2023 Israel–Hamas war ⓘ
surface form: Gaza–Israel conflicts
languageOfName Arabic ⓘ
nameMeaning Hamas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement
notableLeader Ismail Haniyeh ⓘ
Khaled Mashal ⓘ
Mohammed Deif ⓘ
Yahya Sinwar ⓘ
operatesIn Gaza Strip ⓘ
Palestinian territories ⓘ
opposes Oslo Accords ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
surface form: State of Israel
originatedFrom Muslim Brotherhood ⓘ
originatedIn Gaza Strip ⓘ
participatedIn 2006 Palestinian legislative election ⓘ
politicalWing Hamas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Hamas Political Bureau
primarySupportBase Gaza Strip population ⓘ
religiousOrientation Sunni Islam ⓘ
revisedPoliticalDocumentIssuedIn 2017 ⓘ
rivalOrganization Fatah ⓘ
Palestinian Authority ⓘ
tookControlOf Gaza Strip ⓘ
tookControlOfGazaIn 2007 ⓘ
usesTactics guerrilla warfare ⓘ
rocket attacks ⓘ
suicide bombings ⓘ
won 2006 Palestinian legislative election ⓘ

Referenced by (71)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Arab–Israeli conflict → keyParty → Hamas ⓘ
Palestinian Legislative Council → largestPartyIn2006Election → Hamas ⓘ
Gaza Strip → hasDeFactoGovernment → Hamas ⓘ
Gaza Strip → administeredBy → Hamas ⓘ
Palestinian national movement → hasKeyOrganization → Hamas ⓘ
Hamas → politicalWing → Hamas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas Political Bureau
Hamas → nameMeaning → Hamas self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement
First Intifada → involvedOrganization → Hamas ⓘ
Second Intifada → belligerent → Hamas ⓘ
PLC → mainGoverningPartyIn2006 → Hamas ⓘ
subject surface form: Palestinian Legislative Council
Aziz Dweik → politicalAlignment → Hamas ⓘ
Aziz Dweik → memberOf → Hamas ⓘ
Fatah → opposedBy → Hamas ⓘ
Fatah → rival → Hamas ⓘ
Gaza City → governingBody → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas-led administration in Gaza Strip
Palestinian judiciary → administeredBy → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: de facto Hamas authorities (Gaza Strip)
Palestinian territories → partiallyAdministeredBy → Hamas ⓘ
Jabalia refugee camp → governingBody → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: de facto Hamas-led Gaza authorities
Rafah refugee camp → governedDeFactoBy → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas authorities in Gaza
Rafah → administeredBy → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas de facto government in Gaza
Rafah → borderControlOnGazaSide → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas authorities
Beit Hanoun → governedBy → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas de facto government in Gaza
Israeli occupation of West Bank → opposedBy → Hamas ⓘ
Muslim Brotherhood → influenced → Hamas ⓘ
Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine → allies → Hamas ⓘ
Islamism → associatedWith → Hamas ⓘ
2006 Palestinian legislative election → mainWinner → Hamas ⓘ
2006 Palestinian legislative election → winningParty → Hamas ⓘ
Hamas Charter → author → Hamas ⓘ
Hamas Charter → publisher → Hamas ⓘ
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya → shortName → Hamas ⓘ
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya → hasPoliticalWing → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hamas political bureau
Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya → nameMeaningInEnglish → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement
2021 Israel–Palestine crisis → mainBelligerent → Hamas ⓘ
2023 Israel–Hamas war → mainBelligerent → Hamas ⓘ
Khaled Mashal → memberOf → Hamas ⓘ
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades → partOf → Hamas ⓘ
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades → parentOrganization → Hamas ⓘ
Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades → fundingSource → Hamas ⓘ
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin → founderOf → Hamas ⓘ
Sheikh Ahmed Yassin → organization → Hamas ⓘ
Stone Intifada → involves → Hamas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas
Iran-led regional axis → hasMember → Hamas ⓘ
Iran-led regional axis → hasNonStateActor → Hamas ⓘ
Palestinian militant groups → hasNotableGroup → Hamas ⓘ
Gaza–Israel conflict (post-2005 phase) → hasPrimaryBelligerent → Hamas ⓘ
Palestinian Islamic Jihad → alliedWith → Hamas ⓘ
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi → memberOf → Hamas ⓘ
Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi → coFounded → Hamas ⓘ
Mahmoud Zahar → coFounderOf → Hamas ⓘ