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Gaza On the Brink of A Civil War?<\/a>
\nPalestinian Clans Are Battling Hamas<\/p>\n

There now are warning signs that the Gaza Strip may be on the verge of a full-blown civil war.<\/p>\n

Mayhem is reported to be occurring throughout the Strip as Hamas has begun to launch vicious assaults against its own Palestinian citizens. And local Palestinian clans are fighting back.<\/p>\n

If an outright civil war does emerge, Palestinian citizens could dramatically alter their history of oppression at the hands of Hamas. And it appears that in various parts of the Gaza Strip, many Palestinians are seeking genuine liberation.<\/p>\n

But the fight is going to be ugly and murderous for those who have the courage to stand up to the terror group. Could we see a bloodbath by Hamas as it tries to suppress the open rebellion?<\/p>\n

Today, the British\u00a0Telegraph\u00a0<\/em>reported on the brutal display of public executions by Hamas. According to the\u00a0Telegraph\u2019s Henry Bodkin<\/a>, \u201cHamas has carried out a mass execution in the streets of Gaza as part of a series of\u00a0bloody reprisals<\/a>\u00a0following the withdrawal of Israeli forces from key urban areas.<\/p>\n

\u201cFootage has emerged appearing to show around eight kneeling, blindfolded men, bearing signs of beatings, being shot dead in front of a crowd,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

For months, there\u2019s been ample evidence of a rising Palestinian rebellion against Hamas throughout the Gaza Strip. My own\u00a0Substack post<\/a>\u00a0from last May highlighted various clans that were mobilizing against the terror group.<\/p>\n

But even as yesterday\u2019s international conference in Sharm El-Sheik promised to end the power of Hamas, the terror group has decided to strike back by launching murderous street battles across the Strip against rebellious Palestinian clans.<\/p>\n

Yesterday, it appeared that President Trump gave Hamas temporary \u201capproval\u201d to still use its security forces to keep public order. But\u00a0today<\/a>\u00a0in a White House meeting with the Argentine President, he seemed to reverse himself, saying, \u201cIf they don\u2019t disarm, we will disarm them. And it will happen quickly and perhaps violently.\u201d<\/p>\n

But Hamas is used to its power to behave with total abandon and without any international restraints. As Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip acutely know, Hamas has ruled with a mafia-style grip that threatens and murders all of its opponents.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Jerusalem Post\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0Seth J. Frantzman\u00a0observed the current state-of-play<\/a>: \u201cHamas will want to settle scores and also show that it is still in control. Hamas will not remain in the shadows, it is already deploying men with AK-47s in areas of Gaza. It will want to show that it still has a mafia-like grip on power. It won\u2019t want any of the various clans, tribes and militias to get any ideas. It will want to cement itself in power before any new interim administration is appointed. Then it will hand a fait accompli to anyone who thinks they can remove Hamas from Gaza.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even the\u00a0BBC<\/a><\/em>\u00a0confirms<\/a>\u00a0Frantzman\u2019s report, arguing that Hamas is seeking to \u201creassert control over Gaza as fears of renewed internal violence emerge following the withdrawal of Israeli forces. The mobilization has been widely anticipated as uncertainty grows about who will govern Gaza once the war ends – this is a key sticking point for later phases of Trump\u2019s plan.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0latest reports<\/a>\u00a0of pitched, murderous battles against the Palestinian clans also were filed yesterday by the Saudi state-run news agency\u00a0Al-Hadath<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The Saudi news service reported that explosions were heard in the Gaza City neighborhood of Sejaia. Hamas claims it is launching a \u201clarge campaign\u201d against rebelling clans.<\/p>\n

The BBC also reported other battles in the Strip: \u201cMasked Hamas gunmen exchanged fire with clan fighters near the city\u2019s Jordanian hospital, witnesses said.\u201d<\/p>\n

The British news agency reported on\u00a0eyewitness accounts<\/a>\u00a0of the clashes that erupted in the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood in southern Gaza City. The BBC stated, \u201ca Hamas force of more than 300 fighters moved to storm a residential block where Dughmush gunmen were entrenched.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their reporter recounted stories of sheer mayhem: \u201cResidents described scenes of panic as dozens of families fled their homes under heavy gunfire, many of them displaced multiple times during the war.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis time people weren\u2019t fleeing Israeli attacks,\u201d one resident said. \u201cThey were running from their own people.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to another report about the Doghmush clan fighting in Gaza City was from the Israeli outlet\u00a0Ynet.\u00a0<\/em>They stated that 52 members of the Doghmush clan were killed, and 12 Hamas terrorists died in brutal battles.<\/p>\n

The outrage expressed by local Palestinians opposed to Hamas is palpable. The\u00a0Jerusalem Post<\/em>\u00a0quoted Hussam al-Astal, the commander of an armed group that\u2019s fighting Hamas in Khan Yunis. He published a defiant post on his Facebook page, harshly attacking the organization, according to the\u00a0Post<\/em>.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo all the Hamas rats,\u201d\u00a0he wrote<\/a>, \u201cyour tunnels are destroyed, your rights no longer exist. Repent before it\u2019s too late – there is no Hamas from today onward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Clearly, the clans also are gunning for major Hamas figures. The infamous Hamas \u201cinfluencer\u201d and blogger Salah al-Ja\u2018farawi was one of the most prominent pro-Hamas voices in the Gaza Strip who celebrated the butchery of October 7.\u00a0He was found dead<\/a>, reportedly shot in the head.<\/p>\n

Interestingly, the wife of New York Democratic mayoralty candidate Zohran Mamdani, Rama Duwaji, mourning his killing. She shared an image of al-Ja\u2019farawi on her Instagram post, accompanied by four broken-heart emojis,\u00a0according\u00a0<\/a>to the\u00a0Daily Caller<\/em>. The\u00a0Caller\u00a0<\/em>added she also shared a separate post referring to the \u201cbeloved Ja\u2019farawi.\u201d<\/p>\n

Also killed by the Palestinian rebels was the son of a senior Hamas military intelligence official, Basem Naim.<\/p>\n

The clans clearly are challenging the international narrative about life in Gaza under Hamas.\u00a0Wrote one clan member<\/a>, \u201cWe are trapped. They arrested all the youths, lined them up against walls, pointed weapons at their heads. There is a massacre here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cChildren are screaming and dying, they are burning our houses,\u201d another clan member told the Israeli news outlet,\u00a0Ynet<\/em>.<\/p>\n

The British\u00a0Telegraph\u00a0<\/em>reported<\/a>\u00a0in an exclusive interview with Khan Younis clan leader Hossam al-Astal who describes how he and others who hate the terror group await the moment to liberate Gaza.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was in the streets of Khan Younis that Hossam al-Astal, a sworn enemy of Hamas, gathered his men for battle against the terrorists after they had attacked the neighboring al-Majayda clan,\u201d the\u00a0Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n

The British news agency further noted, \u201cThe bloody battle was the first serious clash between Hamas and the rebel leader\u2019s militia, which he calls Strike Force Against Terror.\u201d<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0added that the hate for Hamas was deep: \u201c\u2018No place for Hamas dogs\u2019 reads a slogan emblazoned on a social media picture of the militia leader alongside eight heavily armed men, which was posted around the same time as last week\u2019s battle.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are a number of key clans that are leading the uprising. One is Yaser Abu Shabab, a clan leader who I wrote about in my previous Substack. He commands groups of armed men in Gaza\u2019s Rafah area. They patrol and protect aid convoys while openly challenging Hamas\u2019 power.<\/p>\n

\u201cCall us counter-terror forces. Our goal is to protect Palestinian human rights from Hamas terrorism,\u201d he has said.<\/p>\n

Another is the Doghmush clan whose members were killed this week by Hamas. The clan is large and has weapons. Hamas is gunning for its defiant leaders.<\/p>\n

A third is the al-Mujaida clan, one of the largest clans in Gaza\u2019s south.\u00a0BBC<\/em>\u00a0reported that, \u201cThe southern Gaza city of Khan Younis has witnessed one of the fiercest internal confrontations since the war began, between a Hamas security force and gunmen from the al-Mujaida clan.<\/p>\n

Then there are the community-grown rebel centers like that created by Hossam al-Astal.<\/p>\n

Hamas won\u2019t admit that Palestinian unrest is due to the opposition from local clans that are fed up with the terror group. Instead, they\u2019re issuing the ever-weakening claim that Palestinians who oppose Hamas are \u201ccollaborators with Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how quickly an outside security force by Arab states can be mobilized to disarm Hamas and bring some calm to the Strip. This is part of the \u201csecond stage\u201d of the 20-point agreement written by President Trump and supported by European and Muslim nations.<\/p>\n

Until then, expect Hamas hopes to brutalize those who challenge it. They will probably intensify their killing spree.<\/p>\n

Might the Gaza Strip become the Cambodia killing grounds from the 1970\u2019s when communist leader Pol Pot murdered 1.5 to 2 million of its citizens – about a quarter of the country\u2019s population? Might a brutal civil war engulf the small strip before international forces can replace the murderous Hamas?<\/p>\n

Only time will tell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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