The National Islamic Salvation Party (Arabic: حزب الخلاص الوطني الإسلامي) is an offshoot political party formed by members of Hamas in 1996 in response to the signing of the Oslo Peace Accords.
The National Islamic Salvation Party was formed in Gaza in March 1996.
[1] The establishment of the party by an element of Hamas chose not to confront Fatah militarily in opposition to the Oslo Accords, but politically instead.
[2] The successful cooptation of some parts of Palestinian Islamism, including the Islamic Salvation Party, was part of an effort by Arafat to divide and weaken Hamas in the post-Oslo era.
[4] In 2007, the party was led by senior Hamas official Yahya Musa.