Back حكومة حماس في قطاع غزة Arabic دولت حماس در نوار غزه Persian Zirin Gaza a karkashin Hamas Hausa ממשל חמאס ברצועת עזה HE Pemerintah di Jalur Gaza ID ガザ政府 Japanese Pamrentahan Lurung Gaza JV 가자 지구의 하마스 정부 Korean Gazze Şeridi Yönetimi Turkish 加沙地带政府 Chinese
Gaza Strip قطاع غزة | |
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 Map of the Gaza Strip in 2009 | |
| Status |
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| Capital | Gaza City |
| Largest city | Rafah |
| Official languages | Arabic |
| Religion |
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| Government | One-party authoritarian Islamist statelet under a provisional government[1] |
• Hamas Chief in the Gaza Strip[2] | Mohammed Sinwar |
• Head of government | Vacant[b] |
| History | |
| 14 June 2007 | |
| 27 December 2008 – 18 January 2009 | |
| 14–21 November 2012 | |
| 8 July – 26 August 2014 | |
| 7 October 2023 – present | |
| Area | |
• Total | 365 km2 (141 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2024 estimate | 2,141,643[4] |
| Currency | Israeli new shekel Egyptian pound[5] |
Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the territory from the rival Fatah-ruled Palestinian Authority (PA) on 14 June 2007.[6][7][8] The Hamas administration was first led by Ismail Haniyeh from June 2007 until February 2017; then by Yahya Sinwar until his killing in October 2024; and since then by Mohammed Sinwar.
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After Hamas won the Palestinian legislative elections on 25 January 2006, Ismail Haniyeh was nominated as the prime minister of the PA, establishing a national unity government with Fatah. This government effectively collapsed with the outbreak of the violent conflict between Hamas and Fatah. After the takeover of the Gaza Strip by Hamas on 14 June 2007, PA president Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led government and appointed Salam Fayyad as prime minister.[9] Though the new Palestinian government's authority was claimed to extend to both the Palestinian territories, in effect it became limited to the West Bank, as Hamas did not recognize the dismissal and continued to rule the Gaza Strip as an effectively separate administration from the PA.[10][11][12] There have been reconciliation attempts between Fatah and Hamas since the 2007 split; a brief Palestinian unity government in 2014 failed to organize elections and reunify the Palestinian territories.[13] A third government was formed by Hamas in October 2016.
Since Hamas assumed control over the Gaza Strip, it has engaged in multiple wars with Israel, including those in 2008, 2014, and an ongoing one since 2023, during which it lost control over much of its territory due to an invasion by Israel.[14][15] This was nonetheless reversed as a result of the 2025 ceasefire that halted the war and allowed Hamas to effectively regain control over nearly all of the Gaza Strip.[16][17] Hamas has also come into conflict with rival Islamist factions in Gaza that adhere to Salafi-jihadism. Examples include the 2009 revolt of Jund Ansar Allah against Hamas in Rafah, and the 2011 Hamas crackdown on Tawhid al-Jihad after their murder of Vittorio Arrigoni.[18][19]
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- ^ "يوم دام جديد في غزة.. ماذا قالت حماس عن لجنة الإسناد المجتمعي؟". alaraby. 24 March 2025.
- ^ Gaza Strip Archived 12 January 2021 at the Wayback Machine Entry at the CIA World Factbook
- ^ Chami, Ralph; Espinoza, Raphael; Montiel, Peter J. (26 January 2021). Macroeconomic Policy in Fragile States. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-885309-1. Archived from the original on 11 April 2023. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ "Hamas' Gaza chief begins regional tour, to meet Ahmadinejad, Gulf leaders". Al Arabiya News. 30 January 2012. Archived from the original on 1 April 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ^ Avnery, Uri (14 April 2011). "Israel Must Recognize Hamas' Government in Gaza". Haaretz.com. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
- ^ "Hamas delivers free meals to Gaza's poor". aljazeera.com. Archived from the original on 2019-10-19. Retrieved 2011-12-20.
- ^ "Hamas battles for control of Gaza". The Guardian. 16 June 2007. Archived from the original on 2022-06-30. Retrieved 2016-12-11.
- ^ "Hamas controls Gaza, says it will stay in power". CNN. Archived from the original on 2007-06-30. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
- ^ "Who Governs the Palestinians? | Council on Foreign Relations". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "The Palestinians need new leaders". The Economist. 11 May 2023. ISSN 0013-0613. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
- ^ "What's delaying Palestinian elections?". Al-Monitor. 22 January 2016. Archived from the original on 26 January 2016. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
- ^ "Hamas command in north Gaza destroyed, Israel says". BBC. 2024-01-06. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Burke, Jason (2024-01-30). "Hamas regroups in northern Gaza to prepare new offensive". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ^ Said, Omar Abdel-Baqui and Summer (2025-01-21). "Hamas Is Effectively Back in Control in Gaza". WSJ. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ Rasgon, Adam; Abuheweila, Iyad (2025-01-23). "Hamas Takes Charge in Gaza After 15 Months of War". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2025-02-07.
- ^ "Salafist ideological challenge to Hamas in Gaza". BBC News. 2011-05-13. Archived from the original on 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2018-06-20.
- ^ "Hamas police clash with Salafists in Gaza". News24. Archived from the original on 2017-10-12. Retrieved 2012-02-19.
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