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Hamas tells mediators it will stop public executions of rivals – report
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A member of the internal security forces loyal to Palestinian terror group Hamas greets young Gazans in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, on October 12, 2025. (Eyad BABA / AFP)
Hamas has told ceasefire mediators that it will stop its public executions of members of rival gangs and clans, Arab officials tell the Wall Street Journal.
The decision by the terror group came after mediators told Hamas that Israel could use the executions as an excuse to resume fighting in Gaza, the report says.
The report does not clarify whether the decision is specific to public killings.
Read more: The return of Hamas: With wave of executions, terror group reasserts control in Gaza
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