In a struggle between Hamas and Fatah, Hamas took over Gaza in 2007, slowly becoming a hybrid actor— part terrorist organization and part pseudo-state—in the process. This is an evolution that continues to play out. Hostilities between Hamas and Israel led to the First Gaza War and to Operation Cast Lead in December
On that date, Hamas terrorists swarmed across the Israeli border, killed approximately 1,200 people, most of them civilians, and kidnapped approximately 250 more to the Gaza Strip. Sinwar’s elimination on October 17, 2024, is an image of Israeli victory.
Israel carries out a 22-day ground and aerial military operation in Gaza in response to Hamas rockets targeting Israeli civilian communities. The operation ends with a unilateral Israeli ceasefire following U.S. assurances that it would help Israel curb the flow of arms to Hamas.
After Israel began its major military offensive in Gaza on December 27, 2008, Hamas authorities in the territory took extraordinary steps to control, intimidate, punish, and at times eliminate...
Jan 14, 2009 · On December 27, 2008, Israel launched a major military campaign dubbed “Operation Cast Lead” against the Palestinian Islamist militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip in order to counter Palestinian rocket fire and, more broadly, to significantly weaken all aspects of Hamas rule in Gaza.
Nov 8, 2023 · On 7 October 2023, the Palestinian militant group Hamas1 launched an unprecedented assault on Israel. According to Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), more than 1200 Israelis were killed, and more than 250 soldiers and civilians, including women and children, were taken from Israeli communities to Gaza as hostages.
Israel’s strategic goal to eliminate Hamas, the IDF appears intent on controlling these two corridors and presenting a continuous threat of destructive raids. Israeli control of the corridors threatens Hamas’s continuing existence as an effective military force and Gaza’s governing body,
Feb 18, 2024 · • Much of the aid that enters Gaza is either siphoned off or taxed by Hamas. • Some donors opt to showcase their support by high-visibility in-kind dona tions rather than addressing the most urgent needs.
First was the decision by the rival West Bank government of Prime Minister Salam Fayyad to order the 70,000 Palestinian Authority employees in Gaza to stay away from work, on penalty of losing their salaries.6 Paradoxically, this liberated Hamas as much as it burdened it.
Hamas violated the most fundamental LOAC principle—that of distinction or distinguishing between military and civilian targets—by deliberately attacking Israeli civilian population areas and by launching indiscriminate attacks.