Watch: The Hamas System (ARTE)

Hamas formed in late 1987 at the beginning of the first Palestinian intifada (uprising)

October 24, 2024| Times of Malta 1 min read
Palestinians walk down a street with their belongings after leaving their homes in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2024. Photo: Islam Ahmed/AFPPalestinians walk down a street with their belongings after leaving their homes in Beit Lahia, in the northern Gaza Strip on October 22, 2024. Photo: Islam Ahmed/AFP

The Hamas attack on October 7, 2023, shocked the world and was the largest massacre of Jews since the Nazi holocaust.

But what is the organisation that carried out these acts of terrorism? What are the aims of Hamas? Who finances the group? And how do they keep recruiting?

 

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