US EditionHamas Reasserts Control on Streets of Gaza, Turning Guns on Its Palestinian Rivals
Hamas executed suspected collaborators and purged rival militias to re-establish dominance after a ceasefire, controlling Gaza’s main urban centers and suppressing over 45 clan members, officials said.
- On Oct. 14, Hamas re-established visible control on Gaza's streets, carrying out armed raids and controlling civil administration as Israeli forces pulled back.
- Hamas mobilised 7,000 members of its security forces after Israel withdrew, targeting outlaws and rival armed clans, including the al-Mujaida clan in recent weeks.
- Video obtained this week showed blindfolded men executed on a Gaza City street, with at least six forced to kneel, while Hamas killed at least 25 Doghmush clansmen and arrested 45.
- U.S. and Israeli officials continue to press for full Hamas disarmament while President Donald Trump permits interim Hamas governance, complicating Phase 2 talks under Trump's 20-point peace plan.
- There are well-known clans and personalities, Hanna said, warning Gaza could face renewed violence in the coming weeks as Hamas seeks to subdue defiant clans and militias.
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Violence between Hamas and gangs flares in Gaza, calling disarmament into question
As Israel pulled back in Gaza last week, Hamas stepped in, with violence marked by at least one public execution and clashes with rival factions as the militant group tried to reassert control amid the ceasefire in the war-torn territory
GAZA FRANK.- As the war in Gaza continued, a weakened Hamas faced increasing internal challenges to control the territory by former rivals, many of whom were affiliated with powerful local clans.Since last Friday's ceasefire came into effect, Hamas has sought to reassert itself, killing dozens of opponents in an offensive after apparently obtaining authorization from the United States to temporarily monitor the shattered enclave. Below are some …
Hamas reasserts control on streets of Gaza, turning guns on its rivals
They blindfolded eight men accused of collaborating with Israel, made them kneel and executed them at point-blank range on a busy street in Gaza City. They sent jeeps filled with fighters to pursue the Astal militia, whose leader said it coordinates with Israel and had recently taken up arms alongside other gangs.
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