"At noon on Monday, Asaad Nteel and his family were terrified when a group of armed men suddenly stormed their home in eastern Maghazi, central Gaza. The armed men, however, quickly identified themselves to the family as the Popular Forces combating terrorism, an armed group and a rival to Hamas operating in central Gaza."
"The militia members ordered us to gather in one room and not move at all, Nteel explained. We chose not to resist so they wouldn't harm us or the children and women with us."
"The family later discovered theirs was one of four houses in the neighbourhood that the armed group used as cover during this particular battle. We didn't understand what exactly was happening or what these militias wanted."
"Before the gunmen left, they interrogated Nteel at length about whether any nearby residents were affiliated with Hamas."
Armed men raided the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza, causing terror among residents. Asaad Nteel and his family found themselves in a gunfight between rival Palestinian groups. Initially fearing Israeli soldiers, they learned the attackers were from the Popular Forces, a rival to Hamas. The armed men detained Nteel's uncle and forced the family into one room for safety. They exchanged gunfire with Hamas-affiliated gunmen, using the family's home as cover. Nteel was interrogated about local residents' affiliations with Hamas before the attackers withdrew.
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