Hamas Recruitment Day
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Training Day
Hamas has controlled the Gaza Strip since June 2007, when it defeated Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah Party in parliamentary elections and subsequently routed out all forces loyal to Abbas. Today, young men interested in joining the Hamas police force are required to first pass a series of grueling physical tests.
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