Hamas denies report that it deployed 7,000 operatives, tapped military governors to reassert Gaza control

Hamas’s government media office claims that a BBC report about the deployment of 7,000 new Hamas operatives to reassert its dominance in Gaza and the appointment of governors with military backgrounds is false.

The Hamas statement says: “This information has no basis in truth.” It describes the claims as deliberate fabrications intended to mislead the public.

According to the BBC, Hamas mobilized its security forces via phone calls and texts, informing its operatives that they were required to “cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators with Israel” and to report for duty within 24 hours.

The report said the terror group also appointed five new governors across Gaza, all of them with experience in the terror group’s armed wing, including brigade commanders, rather than its political wing.