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Hamas

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The Islamic Resistance Movement, abbreviated Hamas, is a Sunni Islamist Palestinian nationalist political organisation with a military wing known as the al-Qassam Brigades. It has governed the Israeli-occupied Gaza Strip since 2007.

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The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and…

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Gaza Strip
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The Gaza Strip, also known simply as Gaza, is the smaller of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of P…

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10 events
2019
2019_Baku_protests
Anti-government protests calling for free and fair elections began in Baku, Azerbaijan.
2016
Saudi-led_intervention_in_the_Yemeni_civil_war
Yemen War: A funeral in Sanaa was hit by two consecutive airstrikes by a Saudi-led coalition, leaving 143–155 civilians dead and more than 525 injured.
2001
Milan_Linate_Airport
At Linate Airport in Milan, Italy, Scandinavian Airlines Flight SK686 collided on take-off with a Cessna Citation II business jet, killing 118 people.
1998
Oslo
A new airport for Oslo, Norway, opened at Gardermoen, replacing a smaller one at the same location that had served as a backup to the city's previous main airport at Fornebu.
1995
Croatian_Army
The Croatian Army and Croatian Defence Council launched Operation Southern Move, their last offensive in the Bosnian War.
1969
Weather_Underground
Demonstrations organized by the Weather Underground known as the Days of Rage began in Chicago, aimed at ending U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War.
1967
Marxism
Marxist revolutionary and guerrilla leader Che Guevara was captured near La Higuera, Bolivia.
1956
Major_League_Baseball
Major League Baseball pitcher Don Larsen threw the only perfect game in World Series history.
1952
Harrow_and_Wealdstone_rail_crash
Three trains collided (aftermath pictured) at Harrow & Wealdstone station in London, killing 112 people and injuring 340 others.
1932
Indian_Air_Force
The Indian Air Force was founded as an auxiliary air force of the British Royal Air Force.

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