<P> Hamas ( Arabic : حماس ‎ ‎ Ḥamās , an acronym of حركة المقاومة الاسلامية Ḥarakat al - Muqāwamah al - ʾIslāmiyyah Islamic Resistance Movement ) is a Palestinian Sunni - Islamic fundamentalist organization . It has a social service wing , Dawah , and a military wing , the Izz ad - Din al - Qassam Brigades . It has been the de facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip since its takeover of that area in 2007 . During this period it fought several wars with Israel . It is regarded , either in whole or in part , as a terrorist organization by several countries and international organizations , most notably by Israel , the United States and the European Union . </P>
<P> Hamas ( Arabic : حماس ‎ ‎ Ḥamās , an acronym of حركة المقاومة الاسلامية Ḥarakat al - Muqāwamah al - ʾIslāmiyyah Islamic Resistance Movement ) is a Palestinian Sunni - Islamic fundamentalist organization . It has a social service wing , Dawah , and a military wing , the Izz ad - Din al - Qassam Brigades . It has been the de facto governing authority of the Gaza Strip since its takeover of that area in 2007 . During this period it fought several wars with Israel . It is regarded , either in whole or in part , as a terrorist organization by several countries and international organizations , most notably by Israel , the United States and the European Union . </P>
hamas is a militant organization fighting against which country
hamas is a militant organization fighting against which country
Israel
Israel