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Hamas In Lebanon
The Hamas organization has a permanent and established presence in Lebanon. The presence gained prominence following the announcement of the formation of the 2023 Hamas-led attack on Israel, Al-Aqsa Flood Vanguards unit by Hamas in Beirut in 2023. According to Free Patriotic Movement (FPM) Leader Gebran Bassil, Hamas's establishment in Lebanon raised concerns about Lebanon's sovereignty and stability. History The relationship between Hamas and Hezbollah has developed over the years according to ''L'Orient-Le Jour''. Due to a mutual quest to undermine the PLO following their collaboration with Israel, the two organizations were closely aligned in certain periods. Their relationship deteriorated following Hamas's political alliance with Turkey, a country Hezbollah–Iran relations, Iran, Hezbollah's supporter, has had disagreements with. Their relationship worsened in 2011, during the Syrian uprising when Hamas supported the rebels against the government. Hezbollah was fighting w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osama Hamdan (cropped)
Osama Hamdan ( ar, أسامة حمدان; born 1965) is a former senior representative of Hamas in Lebanon and Tehran. He previously held the position of Foreign relations of Hamas, Head of International Relations Department for Hamas. Early life Hamdan was born in the Bureij refugee camp in the Gaza Strip to a Palestinian refugee family that fled the village of al-Batani al-Sharqi during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. He attended high school in Kuwait, graduating in 1982. He then enrolled at the Yarmouk University in Irbid, Jordan where he graduated with a Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry in 1986. While he was at university, Hamdan became an activist with the Islamic Student Movement. He returned to Kuwait after graduating and worked in the industrial sector until the Gulf War in 1990.Palestinian Personalities - H [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |