CAIRO, Oct 13 (Reuters) - A greatly weakened Hamas has sought to reassert itself in Gaza since a
ceasefire took hold, killing at least 33 people in a crackdown on groups that have tested its grip and appearing to get a
U.S. nod to temporarily police the shattered enclave.
Pummelled by Israel during the
war ignited by the October 7, 2023 attacks, Hamas has gradually sent its men back into the streets of Gaza since the ceasefire began on Friday, moving cautiously in case it suddenly collapses, according to two security sources in the territory.
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While the war between Israel and Iran is drawing attention away from Gaza, it’s worth seeing what Hamas is doing: killing civilians who seek food.
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But in incident after incident, people lining up for food have been shot and many others scared away. Hamas’s reasoning is simple: control of food is control of the population for Hamas, a source of power as well as cash (when it sells the food on the black market). If Gazans do not need Hamas to eat, its power is badly diminished.
Masked gunmen have carried out "extrajudicial executions" in the streets of Gaza City as an expert claims the terror group is trying to regain control of the destroyed enclave.
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