Hamas’s fundamental ideological principles are set out in a programmatic document called the “Charter of the Hamas Movement ,” a document published in 1988 that includes 36 articles. These principles outline the group’s main lines of action and organization, articles that in most cases have aspects of Islamic religion but strongly ideological. The cardinal point of these articles is the damnation of the State of Israel, and the injustice that this state has brought under the auspices of western powers. Any compromise or understanding with this state is a violation of Muslim jurisprudence. According to this, Israel is “a conqueror” and “the liberation of occupied territories” is the key to the ideological creed. Among the charter fields, we mention: The association of the movement to the MB; Structure and essence of the movement; The space-time dimensions of the movement; Principles of independence; The universality of claims; The slogan of the movement ; objectives; Strategies and methods; and so on.

Military capabilities – organization – weapons – tactics
Without a doubt, Hamas is one of the top organizations of world terrorism when it comes to military capabilities. However, it is quite difficult to accurately quantify the operational units and the military arsenal in the context of a strong dispersal of the organization but also of the alternation of the peace periods – armistice – war. For such a tangible purpose (the establishment of the Palestinian Islamic State) under the conditions of an adverse international context (non-recognition by different countries as a state), the regional one (the wars in the area, the geopolitical and geostrategic influence of the US in Iraq, Afghanistan, etc.) or the national one (disagreements between organizations-ex: Fatah), Hamas dispenses with a whole logistic, propaganda and military arsenal to achieve the proposed goals.
In this area (West Bank, Gaza), the group has a number of regional and secondary centers. The infrastructure of the organizational framework presupposes :
‘ Fundraising and distribution infrastructure, as well as the organization of meetings (Daiwah)
‘ The security infrastructure (Amn; Jehaz Amn), which has direct responsibility for providing logistical and informational support to combat collaborators and spies. They also organize the interrogations and assassinations of important personalities.