"Some of these brutal executions were carried out in public, with Hamas sharing footage of the killings on social media. It says some of the individuals committed murder and claims others spied for Israel. Hamas which is classified as a terrorist organization by Germany, the US and several other countries has been keen to reassert control over Gaza mere days after its war with Israel ended."
"It still commands some 40,000 fighters, according to Israeli daily Haaretz, who can now be seen reappearing on the streets and squares of Gaza. Hamas operatives are taking action against Palestinians in Gaza it accuses of capital crimes and political offenses. Dozens of people have also been arrested, according to Khaled Abu Toameh, a journalist working in the Palestinian territories, who spoke with the Israeli daily The Jerusalem Post."
Hamas executed individuals it labeled criminals, traitors, murderers, or Israeli spies, sometimes broadcasting footage on social media. The group arrested dozens of Palestinians it accuses of capital crimes and political offenses, with expectations that many may be executed. Hamas retains command of roughly 40,000 fighters who have reappeared on Gaza's streets and squares. The Doghmush clan, originally from Turkey and linked to Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, has long clashed with Hamas and has been implicated in past kidnappings. The Abu Shabab Bedouin clan in southern Gaza faces accusations of collaborating with Israel, which the clan denies.
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