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Hamas forces said to kill 32 members of Gaza ‘gang’ since start of ceasefire
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Hamas forces have killed 32 members of “a gang” in Gaza City in a campaign launched after a ceasefire came into effect on Friday, while six of their personnel were also killed in the violence, a Palestinian source says.
The source says the operation in Gaza City had targeted members of a “dangerous gang affiliated with a family in Gaza City.” The operation had led to the arrest of 24 people and 30 others being wounded, the official says.
Since the ceasefire began late last week in the terror group’s two-year-long war with Israel, the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in Gaza has deployed forces in what it has described as an effort to prevent a security vacuum that would be filled by lawlessness and looting.
While US President Donald Trump has demanded Hamas disarm under a plan to end the Gaza war, he indicated that it had a green light for internal security operations, saying they wanted “to stop the problems” and “we gave them approval for a period of time.”
Hamas released 20 living Israeli hostages today as part of the ceasefire.
The Palestinian official did not identify the “gang” involved, although there are several clans in Gaza that have long been seen as rivals to Hamas but who only emerged in more open opposition as the war ground on. There have been several clashes.
However, the official said the “gang” was not part of a group led by the most prominent anti-Hamas rebel, Yasser Abu Shabab, who is based in Rafah in southern Gaza, an area controlled by Israel.
Hamas has accused Abu Shabab and his supporters of being collaborators with Israel. He denies receiving Israeli support or having contacts with the Israeli army.
The Hamas official said a senior aide to Abu Shabab “has been liquidated” since the terror group’s campaign started with the ceasefire, and said the hunt for Abu Shabab was underway.
“The security campaign is continuing and escalating until this issue is completely over, and no party will be allowed to violate the law,” he added.
Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.
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