Gaza: Hamas terrorizes through smartphones – Videos showing executions of Palestinians from rival factions

The Gaza Strip present appears to beryllium connected the verge of a civil war, arsenic tensions emergence betwixt Hamas and rival armed Palestinian factions. Clashes are breaking retired on the full magnitude of the Strip, with videos surfacing online showing faction leaders demanding that Hamas fighters enactment retired of their territories portion armed.

A New Armed Group Emerges

Correspondents Giannis Charamidis and Marinos Aleiferis study from Israel that a caller equipped radical calling itself the “People’s Army” was formed connected October 14. The radical claims to power cardinal areas successful bluish Gaza and has declared that it volition deny Hamas access to positions stretching from Gaza City to the bluish borderline with Israel.

Meanwhile, arsenic portion of the adjacent signifier of negotiations, plans reportedly see the deployment of 1,000 Palestinians wrong Gaza to enactment arsenic a “Gaza Police”, aiming to gradually reconstruct bid successful a portion that has suffered much than immoderate different implicit the past 2 years.

Hamas’ Reign of Fear

Hamas has reportedly deployed equipped units passim Gaza that publicly execute radical accused of collaborating with Israel — often in the mediate of the street. These videos are wide circulated connected smartphones and societal media, creating an ambiance of fearfulness among the population.

Rival Factions

At slightest four large factions are said to beryllium challenging Hamas’ control:

• Popular Force
• Doghmosh Group
• Al-Majayda
• Hellis
  Some of these groups are reportedly receiving indirect enactment from Israel.

The Popular Force

This militia operates chiefly successful confederate Gaza nether Yasser Abu Shabab, who is believed to person recruited hundreds of fighters by offering competitory salaries. The radical is estimated to person astir 400 men, according to Reuters.
UN officials told the Washington Post that Shabab’s radical has allegedly benefited from Israeli arms shipments, intended to fortify absorption against Hamas — a assertion Shabab denies, calling it Hamas propaganda.
The Popular Force is said to person expanded power beyond the metropolis of Rafah, “policing” areas present held by Israeli forces.

The Doghmosh Faction

Led by Mumtaz Doghmosh, a erstwhile subordinate of the Army of Islam who erstwhile pledged allegiance to ISIS, this radical has a agelong and convulsive history. Doghmosh was progressive successful the 2006 abduction of Israeli worker Gilad Shalit, which yet led to the merchandise of Yahya Sinwar, the designer of Hamas’ October 7 attacks.
Although Doghmosh has not been seen since the warfare began, his fighters person clashed repeatedly with Hamas, leaving at slightest 27 dead past weekend, according to the BBC.
The sidesplitting of writer Saleh Aljafarawi (known arsenic Mr. FAFO), reported by Al Jazeera, has been linked to 1 specified clash.

The Al-Majayda Faction

Active successful southern Gaza, peculiarly Khan Younis, this radical is led by Hussam al-Astal. He has antecedently been accused of receiving Israeli support, which helium denies.
Earlier successful October, Hamas fighters attacked members of Al-Majayda, resulting successful aggregate deaths.
According to Israeli outlet Ynet, al-Astal has portrayed himself arsenic a “savior” from Hamas’ rule, claiming that “the absorption successful Gaza volition overthrow Hamas fighters forever.” However, successful a much caller statement, helium expressed support for Hamas’ efforts to reconstruct instrumentality and order.

The Hellis Faction

Based successful Shejaiya, a suburb of Gaza City, the Hellis faction is led by Rami Hellis, who has allied with Ahmad Judeh’s section militia to instrumentality power of areas inactive nether Israeli occupation.
The Hellis faction has clashed with Hamas repeatedly since 2007, erstwhile Hamas archetypal took power of the Strip, and is politically aligned with Fatah, the enactment governing the West Bank.
Though Hellis operates successful zones nether Israeli subject presence, it remains unclear whether it is among the groups supported by Tel Aviv successful the ongoing combat against Hamas.