The past few weeks have seen the emergence within Gaza of armed factions challenging Hamas. Simmering for some time, this intra-Palestinian conflict came to the boil after the ceasefire on October 10. Hamas is now facing open defiance from not just one or two, but multiple armed groups emboldened by the power vacuum and security chaos within Gaza.
Hamas propaganda seeks to downplay talk of the growing Palestinian opposition, preferring to report operations directed against individuals accused of collaborating with Israel. On October 12, the Palestinian Home Front, a Telegram news distribution channel affiliated with Hamas, announced: “The security services and the resistance are conducting a wide-scale field campaign across all areas of the Gaza Strip, from north to south, to locate and arrest collaborators and informants.”
Several were apprehended in Gaza City, it said, “after they were proved to be involved in spying for the enemy [and] participating in the assassination of several resistance members.” (Read More)
