IN PHOTOS: Hamas marks 27th anniversary of its founding

Scores of well wishers flocked to the streets (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh salutes the crowd (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Hamas fighters scale a building during the parade (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

Crowds hold up Hamas flags on a rainy afternoon (MEE / Mohammed Asad)

A Hamas fighter points a gun during the march (MEE / Hosam Salem)

Hamas fighters display their weapons (MEE / Hosam Salem)

A child supporter of Hamas yields a weapon (MEE / Hosam Salem)

Hamas fighters march in Gaza City (MEE / Hosam Salem)

Hamas has scuba diving squads, trained to infiltrate Israel from the sea (MEE / Hosam Salem)

Hamas fighter dressed in camouflage gear to avoid detection (MEE / Hosam Salem)

Hamas's home-made rockets have pierced into northern Israel (MEE / Hosam Salem)

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