Footage circulated on social media shows armed Hamas members burning vehicles on a street in Gaza City and firing into the air, apparently a rare public showing by the terror group.
According to reports, the incident took place the day before yesterday. In the video, the gunmen present themselves as members of Hamas’s armed Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, and say: “This is the price [for those causing] riots and security chaos.”
Open displays of Hamas members in Gaza have been infrequent since the group sparked war 22 months ago, with its members largely going underground to avoid being targeted by Israel.
In one of the videos, a person filming says the men belong to Hamas’s “Sahem” unit, which is responsible for enforcing internal order in the Gaza Strip and operates against those looting humanitarian aid.
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