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Hamas blames Israeli airstrikes for death of six hostages in Gaza
(www.middleeastmonitor.com)
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False, it's considered a sovereign state (aka a country) by 75% of the UN members.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_recognition_of_the_State_of_Palestine
And it's not recognized by a single G7 country in that 75%.
It doesn't even have it's own proper government, and Gaza specifically doesn't even have a puppet government anymore because it's being controlled by Hamas rather than the PA.
So not false.
Palestine had a proper government, which split into effectively a civil war after an attempted coup, backed by the US. See Wikipedia:
"In an April 2008 article in Vanity Fair magazine, the journalist David Rose published confidential documents, apparently originating from the US State Department, which would prove that the United States collaborated with the PNA and Israel to attempt the violent overthrow of Hamas in the Gaza Strip, and that Hamas pre-empted the coup." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Gaza_(2007)#:~:text=In%20an%20April,empted%20the%20coup
The split happened after plans were drawn up to undemocratically remove Hamas from power.
Hamas was never a proper government. It has always been a military organization. It was literally formed to fight Israel.
Hamas prefers armed resistance, yes. Nonetheless, they were elected and in power in a democratic fashion (before it all went to shit).
Being elected democratically does not make you a government. It makes you in charge.
A functional government needs to perform things like taxation and civic spending. As far as I can tell, Hamas didn't do those things. Most the infrastructure in Gaza was built by foreign aid groups.
Hamas did do those things. They were part of the unity government before the civil war. But those governments ultimately didn't last long so you won't find that much impact.
Nonetheless, they were part of a government that performed its normal governmental duties. Or at least tried to, as the moment they got in charge the international community effectively embargoed Palestine, with Israel even arresting several ministers. Their effectiveness was therefore very limited. But that does not mean they weren't a proper government.