Hamas is a paramilitary terrorist organization it has a large and advanced arsenal of weapons from various sources and has been equipped with tens of thousands of light weapons, such as Kalashnikov assault rifles, sniper rifles, machine guns, and large amounts of grenades, IEDs, and explosive devices. An armed conflict between Israel and Hamas-led Palestinian militant groups has been taking place in the Gaza Strip and Israel since 7 October 2023. It is the fifth war since 2008 in the Gaza–Israel conflict, and the most significant military engagement in the region since the Yom Kippur War in 1973.
The former head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, had resided in Doha since 2016 until his death in 2024. Qatar has been called Hamas' most important financial backer and foreign ally. Crude oil production is at approximately 1.746 million barrels per day, making Qatar one of the top 15 oil exporting countries and one of the world's major fertilizer producers.
''A rag tag army of rag heads, eh? (being backed by Qatar!!'')