The militant Islamist group Hamas wrested control of Gaza away from the more moderate mainstream Fatah faction of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas over a year ago.

• 伊斯兰激进组织哈马斯约一年前，从巴勒斯坦权力机构主席阿巴斯的较为温和的法塔赫主流派系手中夺取了加沙的控制权。