About:
- Hamas is a Palestinian Sunni-Islamist fundamentalist organization that has been the de facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip since its takeover of that area in 2007.
- Hamas was founded in 1987 to liberate Palestine, including modern-day Israel, from Israeli occupation and to establish an Islamic state in the area.
- It has a social service wing, Dawah, and a military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades.
- It is regarded as a terrorist organization by Israel, the United States and the European Union. Russia, China, and Turkey do not regard it so.
The recent resolution moved was the first proposed resolution condemning Hamas to be presented to the 193-nation assembly.
