Hamas has a host of leadership bodies that perform various political, military, and social functions. General policy is set by an overarching consultative
Smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City on the Palestinian enclave on May 3, 2023. e - The Israeli military conducted air strikes and traded fire with Gaza militants in a flare-up of violence following the death in Israeli custody of a Palestinian prisoner on hunger strike.
Israel declared war on the group in response and indicated its military is planning for a long campaign to defeat it. On several occasions this year, hundreds of Israeli forces carried out military raids in the Palestinian city of Jenin.After a spate of terrorist attacks in Israeli cities in 2022, Israeli forces killed at least 166 Palestinians in the Israeli-occupied West Bank.To understand the history of the conflict, we first need to understand Palestine.
Many Palestinians objected to the creation of Israel and a war ensued. By the time the fighting ended, Israel controlled most of the territory – and hundreds of thousands of Palestinians had been driven from their homes in what they call Al Nakba, or “The Catastrophe”. However, Gaza is under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority and the Strip itself is governed by Hamas.
In January 2009, Israel and Palestinian groups declared unilateral cease-fires, then Israel withdrew from Gaza, and redeployed to the strip’s perimeter.
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