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Armed Gaza clans turn on Hamas as IDF advances deeper into Gaza City
Local clans across Gaza are pushing back against Hamas control, forming understandings with the IDF and
fighting in areas under pressure from Israel’s military offensive
IDF Gaza push sparks clan revolt against Hamas | The Jerusalem Post
Local clans across Gaza are pushing back against Hamas control, forming understandings with the IDF and fighting in areas under pressure from Israel’s military offensive.
As the IDF intensifies its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip, armed clans across the territory have begun asserting local control and, in some cases, directly challenging Hamas rule, sources in the Southern Command said Wednesday.
Military officials said several clans have deployed hundreds of armed operatives at key entry points to prevent Hamas security forces from regaining control.
Among the forces active on the ground is Hamas’s “Arrow Unit,” a violent internal enforcement squad responsible for arrests, attacks, and executions of suspected collaborators with Israel.
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Some of the clans, including the Abu Shabab group, are said to have reached an informal arrangement with the IDF and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). Under the reported understanding, clan members have remained in place in Gaza City without evacuating south, while benefiting from a safe zone established in coordination with Israeli forces and utilizing a protected corridor for humanitarian assistance.
“In some places, there has been actual fighting between the armed groups and Hamas operatives,” a security official said. Intelligence officials believe that clan leaders see an opportunity to solidify their power amid growing perceptions that Hamas may ultimately be defeated.
Commentary:
Good news... Gazans should have risen up long ago. Might have saved the lives of thousands.
Seems like this could be a positive development. If the information is true and spreads within Gaza, it’s the end of Hamas.
This essentially is how General Petraeus won in Iraq. The clans switched sides. The copious amount of money he paid them helped too.
Of uniting the Gazan clans against Hamas becomes successful and ends the war, there will be a lot of Red faced Democrat Socialists of America (CPUSA) that supported these terrorists and will have to eat political crow...