Hamas

Hamas is a U.S.-designated terrorist organization which has killed hundreds of Israeli citizens, as well as Americans, in suicide bombings and other terrorist attacks. Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip since it violently expelled the Palestinian Authority in 2007.
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May 2025: On May 13, Israel launches an airstrike on a hospital in Khan Younis, reportedly killing Muhammad Sinwar. Neither Israel nor Hamas immediately confirm Sinwar’s death. At least 70 people are reportedly killed in the airstrikes on Khan Younis and around northern and southern Gaza. On May 21, Netanyahu declares that Sinwar is likely dead. On May 28, Netanyahu announces that Sinwar had been killed in the strike earlier that month.