Hamas

GAZ2000121509 - 15 DECEMBER 2000 - GAZA CITY, GAZA: The founder of the military wing of the Islamic militant group Hamas, Sheikh Salah Shehada (L), holds a boy after giving him an AK47 assault rifle while a Hamas member (R) looks on during a huge rally marking the 13th anniversary of the foundation of Hamas in Gaza City December 15, 2000. Sheikh Shehada vowed to continue with its armed struggle against Israeli occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip..rw/Abdelrahman Al-khateeb. UPI