Tel Aviv, Dec. 1 -- Israeli Defence Forces on Monday said it would be good if India recognises Hamas as a terrorist group.

Hamas, or Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya, is a Palestinian Islamist organisation formed in 1987 during the First Intifada as an offshoot of the Muslim Brotherhood.

"It will be a good thing if India did. India and Israel have a common enemy. It will be good to have a clear statement on who we face," Lt Col Nadav Shoshani, International Spokesperson at IDF, told reporters here when asked. India still does not recognise Hamas as a terror group.

Hamas is designated as a terrorist organisation by several countries, including the US, UK, and Canada. Its ideology centres on armed resistance against Israel.

India has no...