Hamas

Hamas, an acronym of its official name, Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya, is a Palestinian Sunni Islamist political and military movement governing the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007. Hamas was founded... Wikipedia

• Chairman of the Political Bureau:  Ismail Haniyeh
• Deputy Chairman:  Saleh al-Arouri
• Leader in the Gaza Strip:  Yahya Sinwar
• Military commander:  Mohammed Deif
• Deputy military commander:  Marwan Issa
• Founder:  Ahmed Yassin, Abdel Aziz al-Rantisi
• Founded:  December 10, 1987
• Split from:  Muslim Brotherhood
• Headquarters:  Gaza City, Gaza Strip
• Military wing:  Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades
• Membership:  20,000–25,000
• Ideology:  Palestinian nationalism, Islamic nationalism, Islamic fundamentalism, Islamism, Anti-Zionism, Anti-imperialism
• Religion:  Sunni Islam
• Political alliance:  Alliance of Palestinian Forces
• Colours:  Green
• Palestinian Legislative Council:  74 / 132
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo