## Overview Fatah, formally known as the Palestinian National Liberation Movement, is a major secular nationalist political and military organization founded in the late 1950s by Yasser Arafat, Khalil al-Wazir (Abu Jihad), and other Palestinian activists[1][3][5]. The name “Fatah” is an acronym derived from the Arabic Harakat al-Tahrir al-Filistiniya, and also means “conquest” in Arabic[2][5]. The group’s original objective was to establish an independent Palestinian state through armed struggle against Israel, primarily via guerrilla warfare and, in its early years, attacks on military and civilian targets[2][3][5]. ## History and Evolution Fatah emerged as the first Palestinian-led national liberation movement after the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, bringing together activists from the diaspora[6]. It began launching raids against Israel in 1965, initially from Jordan, Lebanon, and Gaza[2]. By 1968, Fatah had become the dominant faction within the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), with Arafat serving as PLO chairman from 1969 until his death in 2004[3][4]. The organization’s headquarters shifted from Jordan (1967–1970) to Lebanon (1970–1982), Tunisia (1982–1993), and finally to the Palestinian territories after the Oslo Accords[4]. Fatah’s strategy evolved over time. After the 1980s, it increasingly pursued diplomatic avenues, culminating in the 1993 Oslo Accords, which established mutual recognition between Israel and the PLO and led to the creation of the Palestinian Authority (PA)[3][4]. Arafat became the first president of the PA in 1996, and Fatah dominated Palestinian politics for over a decade[4]. ## Key Achievements - **Unified Palestinian Identity:** Fata