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Hamas

Pronunciation: /haˈmas, ˈhamas/

Definition of Hamas

a Palestinian Islamic movement founded in 1987 with the aim of establishing a Palestinian state incorporating present-day Israel and the West Bank. In 2006 Hamas defeated the more moderate Fatah in the elections for the Palestinian National Authority.