Hamas
Palestinian political and military organization
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| January 2025 | United States-brokered ceasefire went into effect, with Hamas retaining control over the Gaza Strip as IDF withdrew. |
| January 2025 | United States-brokered ceasefire went into effect, with Hamas retaining control over the Gaza Strip as IDF withdrew. |
| January 19 2025 | A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect. |
| January 19 2025 | A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel went into effect. |
| 2024 | Hamas temporary committee decides to rule through committee until leadership elections in March 2025. |
| 2024 | The European Council added six people to its sanctions list for helping fund Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including a senior official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. |
| 2024 | The European Council added six people to its sanctions list for helping fund Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, including a senior official from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps. |
| 2024 | Hamas temporary committee decides to rule through committee until leadership elections in March 2025. |
| October 16 2024 | Mohammed Sinwar takes over leadership of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, succeeding Yahya Sinwar. |
| October 16 2024 | IDF troops killed Yahya Sinwar during a routine patrol in southern Rafah. |
| October 16 2024 | IDF troops killed Yahya Sinwar during a routine patrol in southern Rafah. |
| October 16 2024 | Mohammed Sinwar takes over leadership of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, succeeding Yahya Sinwar. |
| September 2024 | Switzerland approved a draft law to ban Hamas. |
| September 2024 | Switzerland approved a draft law to ban Hamas. |
| August 2024 | Yahya Sinwar was elected chairman of Hamas, replacing Haniyeh. |
| August 2024 | Yahya Sinwar was elected chairman of Hamas, replacing Haniyeh. |
| July 31 2024 | Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran after attending the inauguration ceremony of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. |
| July 31 2024 | Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran after attending the inauguration ceremony of Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian. |
| May 2024 | A poll revealed Hamas's support in Gaza dramatically fell to only 25%, while increasing to 76% positive views in the West Bank. |
| May 2024 | A poll revealed Hamas's support in Gaza dramatically fell to only 25%, while increasing to 76% positive views in the West Bank. |
| April 2024 | Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas Member of Parliament, proposed a significant concession of a potential five-year truce with Israel and potential transformation into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders. |
| April 2024 | Khalil al-Hayya, Hamas Member of Parliament, proposed a significant concession of a potential five-year truce with Israel and potential transformation into a political party if an independent Palestinian state is established along pre-1967 borders. |
| February 2024 | Israeli government presented its first official plan for future control of the Gaza Strip. |
| February 2024 | New Zealand re-designated the entire Hamas organisation as a terror entity. |
| February 2024 | New Zealand re-designated the entire Hamas organisation as a terror entity. |
| February 2024 | Israeli government presented its first official plan for future control of the Gaza Strip. |
| January 2024 | Khaled Mashal, a former Hamas leader, rejected the two-state solution based on 1967 borders, asserting Hamas' claim to Palestinian land 'from the sea to the river' while simultaneously expressing conditional acceptance of a state on 1967 borders. |
| January 2024 | Khaled Mashal, a former Hamas leader, rejected the two-state solution based on 1967 borders, asserting Hamas' claim to Palestinian land 'from the sea to the river' while simultaneously expressing conditional acceptance of a state on 1967 borders. |
| January 18 2024 | IDF reported that Hamas began rebuilding its military armies in occupied parts of Northern Gaza, restoring fighting capabilities of battalions. |
| January 18 2024 | IDF reported that Hamas began rebuilding its military armies in occupied parts of Northern Gaza, restoring fighting capabilities of battalions. |
| January 6 2024 | Israeli government declared that Hamas' rule in northern Gaza Strip was eliminated due to military advances. |
| January 6 2024 | Israeli government declared that Hamas' rule in northern Gaza Strip was eliminated due to military advances. |
| 2023 | The European Parliament passed a motion calling for Hamas to be eliminated, with US President Biden expressing a similar sentiment in response to the October 7th attack. |
| 2023 | The European Parliament passed a motion calling for Hamas to be eliminated, with US President Biden expressing a similar sentiment in response to the October 7th attack. |
| November 2023 | Israeli forces began invasion of the Gaza Strip, weakening Hamas' complete control of the territory. |
| November 2023 | Israeli forces began invasion of the Gaza Strip, weakening Hamas' complete control of the territory. |
| November 1 2023 | Ismail Haniyeh, then highest Hamas leader, indicated willingness for political negotiations towards a two-state solution with Jerusalem as Palestine's capital, conditional on ceasefire and humanitarian aid access. |
| November 1 2023 | Ismail Haniyeh, then highest Hamas leader, indicated willingness for political negotiations towards a two-state solution with Jerusalem as Palestine's capital, conditional on ceasefire and humanitarian aid access. |
| October 2023 | Start of the Gaza war, with IDF intelligence estimating 30,000 Qassam Brigades fighters organized into five brigades with 24 battalions and 140 companies. |
| October 2023 | Start of the Gaza war, with IDF intelligence estimating 30,000 Qassam Brigades fighters organized into five brigades with 24 battalions and 140 companies. |
| October 24 2023 | Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas Political Bureau member, publicly stated that Israel 'has no place on our land' and expressed a commitment to removing the country, portraying the attack as justified resistance. |
| October 24 2023 | Ghazi Hamad, a Hamas Political Bureau member, publicly stated that Israel 'has no place on our land' and expressed a commitment to removing the country, portraying the attack as justified resistance. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas claimed responsibility for a massive barrage of missile attacks originating from the Gaza Strip. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas launches a significant attack on Israel, initiating a new conflict that continues at the time of this report. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas claimed responsibility for a massive barrage of missile attacks originating from the Gaza Strip. |
| October 7 2023 | Hamas launches a significant attack on Israel, initiating a new conflict that continues at the time of this report. |
| September 2023 | Polls showed Hamas support among Palestinians dropped to around 27-31%. |
| September 2023 | Polls showed Hamas support among Palestinians dropped to around 27-31%. |
| August 2023 | Continued protests in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, with thousands demonstrating against economic conditions, power outages, and government taxation. Hamas continued to suppress public displays of dissent by barring most demonstrations and targeting journalists. |
| August 2023 | Continued protests in the Gaza Strip against Hamas, with thousands demonstrating against economic conditions, power outages, and government taxation. Hamas continued to suppress public displays of dissent by barring most demonstrations and targeting journalists. |
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