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Hamas and Israel have been engaged in five conflicts, including the brutal attack by Hamas on 7 October 2023 on the Israeli mainland. The ongoing conflict has so far claimed the lives of at least 1,200 Israelis and more than 10,000 Palestinians. Primarily operative in Gaza, Hamas, is alleged to be funded and trained by the Shiite Republic of Iran and was founded in 1987 at the beginning of the first Palestinian Intifada (uprising), with its roots in the Palestinian branch of the Muslim Brotherhood. Hamas, short for Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement), stands as the largest and most...
