Hamas has ruled the Gaza Strip since 2007. Here's what you need to know about the militant group, what its mission is and why it attacked Israel now.
The Israeli military said Monday it has confirmed 199 people are being held captive by Hamas and allied groups. Map shows some of the locations of Hamas' attacks in Israel Yasin Demirci/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Rockets also struck Tel Aviv and other Israeli communities, slamming into ...
And while Israel has its formidable Iron Dome air defence system, Hamas has been able to overwhelm it with sheer numbers of rockets like it did in recent days. It uses different versions of the Iranian-made Fateh-110 surface-to-surface ballistic missiles which are road-mobile and can carry ...
But even if the conflict is an international one, then Hamas' fighters would still be debarred from Prisoner of War status. They are not the armed forces of Palestine — which isrecognized as a state by 138 nationsand has the Palestine Authority as its government. Rather, Hamas combatants a...
Hezbollah rockets and drones have posed a constant threat to border regions since Oct. 8, when the Iranian-backed terror group began its cross-border attacks on Israel's northern communities and nearby military positions. Hezbollah began its operations the day after Hamas' Oct. 7...
The names are to be made public only after the hostages are returned and officially identified. In southern Israel, schools will begin only at 10 a.m. in anticipation that Hamas could launch rockets toward Israel just before the ceasefire begins. Israeli troops inside Gaza will be deployed ...
In the footage viewed by Sky News, at least eight missiles were seen to have exploded in the direction of the base. The number of additional rockets visible suggest many more are likely to have impacted. This is a modal window. Video Unavailable ...
2023. The militant Hamas rulers of the Gaza Strip carried out an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel at daybreak Saturday, firing thousands of rockets as dozens of Hamas fighters infiltrated the heavily fortified border in several locations by air, land, and sea and catching the country...
Iran supports both Hezbollah and Hamas, as well as theHouthi rebel movement in Yementhat has been attacking ships in the Red Sea, severely impacting maritime trade through the vital shipping passage. All of theIran-backed proxy groupsoperating in the region have said their actions are in support...
She and other Gazans are sending images and heart-wrenching stories to the world. Israel has a response to Hamas rockets. But not to Hamas TikTok. This is the first TikTok war. And it is apublic relations disaster for Israeland for the Jewish people in general who support Israel. ...