Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

Why Gaza’s clans are the missing piece of the victory puzzle

By empowering local clans who have a historical blood feud with the previous regime, a choice is being forced upon the Gazan street. By Amine Ayoub, Middle East Forum The reports emerging regarding the official integration of the “Popular Forces”—the anti-Hamas militia formerly led by the late Yasser Abu Shabab—into the security framework of the Rafah crossing represent a seismic shift in regional realism. For decades, the international communit…