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Gazans Hold Anti-Hamas Protests Across Strip
Organizers say the rallies target hunger, displacement and Hamas rule, while Hamas has arrested protesters and restricted gatherings at hospitals.
- On Friday, June 26, 2026, Hamas operatives suppressed planned 'Day of Rage' protests across the Gaza Strip, using mass arrests and intimidation to prevent demonstrations against the group's rule.
- Organizers, including the 'We Want to Live' movement, sought to channel public anger over poverty, corruption, and Hamas's control over life in Gaza. Ahed Al Hendi, a senior fellow at the Center for Peace Communications, described the movement as "a cry from ordinary Gazans."
- Humanitarian activist Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib reported that hospitals across Gaza were turned into "makeshift police stations, interrogation sites, and torture centers." Hamas's al-Qassam brigades used threats and shoot-to-kill orders to disperse potential protesters at locations like Nasser Hospital.
- Hamas and the Palestinian Council of Scholars condemned the protests as a "criminal movement," effectively clearing demonstration sites by Friday. Senior leader Khaled Meshaal urged that anger be directed toward "the crimes of the occupation" instead of fueling internal conflict.
- Alkhatib condemned Western media silence on the suppressed 'June 26 Revolution,' noting that the campaign reflects deep-seated social currents against Hamas that have persisted for years despite the group's efforts to maintain control.
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right7Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Right
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- 54% of the sources lean Right
54% Right
L 23%
C 23%
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