Questions tagged [hamas]
Hamas is a militant offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood in Israel, dedicated to destroying Israel. In 2006, following the Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the Palestinians elected Hamas to govern the Gaza Strip, which is semi-autonomous. Use with the [israel] and [gaza] tags as needed.
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Does Israel have any plan in getting rid of Hamas outside of Gaza?
Israel vowed to eliminate the terror group after its grisly attacks on
southern Israel on October 7, when 3,000 terrorists burst across the
border into Israel from Gaza, killing some 1,200 people and ...
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Which Arab Middle Eastern country condemned Hamas or actions of Hamas the most?
Oct 11, 2023
Over the weekend, several countries altered their initial statements
as details of the attack unfolded. The UAE, Bahrain, and China all
modified their primary statements to include ...
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Why won't Israel allow more aid into Gaza?
Israel needs to do more to allow fuel and other aid into Gaza, the
U.S. said on Tuesday as Israel's offensive against Hamas in southern
areas of the Palestinian enclave intensified.
"The level of ...
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How does Israel define the "destruction of Hamas"?
French President Emmanuel Macron warned Saturday that Israel’s aim of
eliminating the Palestinian terror group Hamas risked unleashing a
decade of war.
Achieving the “total destruction of Hamas” would ...
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Why does the IDF spread out weapon discoveries on blankets? [closed]
Although this is a bit of a military question, it becomes political.
When the Israeli Defense Forces releases evidence of Hamas weaponry discovered in Gaza, it's often shown arranged neatly in the ...
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Who made public "Jericho Wall" -- the blueprint that Hamas followed on Oct 7?
According to the NYT, a Hamas-sourced document codenamed "Jericho Wall" was somehow made public. It described in a fair bit of detail how the Hamas attack on Oct 7 eventually unfolded. (In ...
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Have Netanyahu's policies fueled a rise in anti-Israeli sentiment?
It has become fashionable to explain (and justify) anti-Israeli sentiment by the policies of Benjamin Netanyahu, who has been the prime minister of Israel for most of the last decade. This seems to ...
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Did Iraq declare outright support for Hamas after Oct 7?
According to Le Monde they did:
But a quick search didn't find any statements. So who in Iraq declared support for Hamas, and in what terms?
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What role does the U.S. play in mediating the conflict between Hamas and Israel?
The truce was reached on 22 November and went into effect the
following morning. US, Qatari, and Egyptian mediators are reportedly
discussing a possible extension of the truce.
Israel has said it ...
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Why is Hamas seen as being less corrupt than the Palestinian Authority?
Western diplomats have turned to the previously neglected Palestinian
Authority to fill the political vacuum likely to be created by the
planned destruction of Hamas in Gaza, but know their chosen ...
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Does Hamas have any leverage against Israel (other than the hostages)?
According to Politico:
But while Israel and the U.S. want to secure the release of as many
hostages as possible, Hamas also could have reasons to hold onto as
much leverage as it can afford.
Some ...
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What gives Egypt the authority or leverage to act as a mediator between Hamas and Israel?
Egypt, which helped mediate between Hamas and Israel, confirmed the
start time of the truce and that 13 hostages would be released in the
afternoon, adding in statements from its state information ...
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How did Israel support Hamas precisely?
Before the 7 October attacks, some Israeli officials considered that, at a political level, Hamas was an asset. This Intercept article details the logic:
Hamas, in that sense, has been a convenient ...
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Why does India have a more pro-Israel stance on the Gaza-Israel war than other BRICS countries and countries in the Global South?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India did not address the gathering,
and it was unclear whether this reflected a shift in the country’s
position on the war in Gaza.
Shortly after the Oct. 7 attacks, ...
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Has China always decided to not criticize Hamas or was there some kind of policy shift?
China has long backed the Palestinians and been quick to denounce
Israel over its settlements in the occupied territories. It has not
criticized the initial Hamas attack on Oct.7 — which killed about
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