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‘The Hamas leadership has sold you out’: COGAT shares video of Gazan blasting terror chiefs
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Defense Ministry’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) issues a message to Gazans after a video posted to social media yesterday showed a Palestinian in the Strip criticizing Hamas’s leadership.
“Residents of Gaza, the Hamas leadership has sold you out. This is the same leadership that deceived you. Instead of focusing on caring for the civilian population, it abandoned its people, while senior leaders abroad indulge in luxury on airplanes, in hotels, and in restaurants,” says COGAT chief Maj. Gen. Ghassan Alian in a Facebook post, where he attached an edited version of the social media video with subtitles. The full context of the clip is unclear.
Israel has been attempting to drive a wedge between Hamas and the Palestinian civilian population in Gaza, in an effort to weaken the terror group’s rule in the Strip.
Yesterday, an Israeli defense official said Hamas’s rule in Gaza was slipping as a new aid distribution system ramped up activities.
A video of a Gazan man criticizing Hamas’s leadership in the Gaza Strip, in a video published on social media on May 30, 2025. (COGAT)
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