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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“Things are very difficult. Since the morning, they’ve been arresting people and kidnapping people from the streets. Things are very bad.” By Debbie Weiss, The Algemeiner Armed Hamas operatives arrested Gazans in the streets and rounded up others at hospitals on Friday as the Palestinian terrorist group moved to suppress planned protests calling for an end to its rule, a resident of central Gaza told The Algemeiner. The demonstrations, billed on…
Protests erupted in the Muslim Gaza Strip, which is controlled by the Hamas terror group, on Friday, demanding an end to Hamas rule and better living conditions. The action, dubbed the “June 26 Revolution” or “We Want to Live,” did not escalate into a mass demonstration, but it is a sign that Gazans are slowly coming to terms with Hamas’s terror. According to eyewitnesses and activists, dozens of protesters gathered in central Gaza and the south…
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