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In first since last truce collapsed, Hamas’s internal security forces seen on streets of Gaza
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Operatives belonging to Hamas’s internal security apparatus have started deploying in parts of the Gaza Strip after a ceasefire with Israel came into effect earlier today, footage published by Hamas-affiliated media outlets shows.
The operatives are wearing uniforms identifying them as members of Hamas’s Internal Security apparatus, which is tasked with maintaining order in the Gaza Strip.
The footage appears to show that only a small number have deployed so far.
This is the first time since the previous ceasefire that Hamas operatives have been seen openly in pubic.
כלי תקשורת המזוהים עם חמאס מפרסמים תיעוד של פעילים במנגנוני הביטחון שהחלו להתפרס ברצועה לטענתם. כרגע לא נראה תיעוד נרחב. וגם טרם נראו הטנדרים עם פעילי הזרוע הצבאית שנראו בהפסקת האש הקודמת. pic.twitter.com/1TJbdMZysj
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