Hamas Executes Dozens of Palestinian Rivals in Public Crackdown Amid Gaza Power Struggle

Hamas has imposed rule through public executions and raids across Gaza after a ceasefire and the Israeli military’s partial withdrawal.

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The Times of India

These actions target rivals and alleged collaborators, especially the Doghmush clan.

The Times of India

Verified footage shows masked Hamas gunmen executing detainees in Gaza City.

The number of those shot in public ranges from four to eight, with wider killings tied to the crackdown surpassing fifty.

Rights monitors have condemned the extrajudicial killings.

Sources detail Hamas’s Arrow Unit directing semi-public executions and a deliberate show of force to reassert control.

This followed statements from Donald Trump about Hamas overseeing Gaza’s internal security.

The crackdown is broader than the public shootings.

Sources describe Hamas raids, street battles with powerful clans, infiltration using ambulances, and a large recall of fighters to crush rivals.

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Reports say Hamas killed dozens linked to the Doghmush clan during a Sabra raid.

At least 52 opponents are dead across operations, including the son of a senior Hamas official.

Other accounts emphasize patrols, mass arrests of suspected informants, a week‑long amnesty for lesser gang members, and even surrenders and dismantling of gang hubs.

Hamas is re‑establishing police control.

Multiple sources say Israel shaped the battlefield that Hamas is now policing.

“US President Donald Trump has threatened to disarm Hamas "violently" amid moves by the group to reassert control over the Gaza Strip, targeting what it called "collaborators"”

BBC

Outlets report Israeli support for militias opposing Hamas and describe Israel continuing to hold territory and use lethal force.

Homeland Security Today reports that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu admitted arming rival groups against Hamas.

India Today says Israeli officials acknowledged limited support to Gaza militias.

The i Paper says Israel still controls about half of Gaza and has granted some collaborators refuge on the Israeli-held side.

Daily Express US reports Israeli forces killed five Palestinians near IDF positions in Shuja'iyya and then launched an airstrike.

The army warned civilians to stay away from its sites.

These killings intersect with a Trump-brokered plan to restructure Gaza’s governance.

Washington Examiner describes a peace plan requiring Hamas to disarm and hand power to an international “Board of Peace.”

ProtoThema English

Hamas agreed to step down but refuses to disarm.

Homeland Security Today outlines a technocratic Palestinian committee overseen by an international transitional body chaired by Trump.

allisrael says the ceasefire obligates Hamas to disarm and transfer civilian governance to technocrats supervised by an international peace board.

Fox News reports disarmament talks have not yet begun and the next phase will hinge on deploying a stabilization force.

The i Paper adds that an International Stability Force would replace the IDF only once deployed; otherwise, Israel may keep territory as a buffer.

Experts and reporters warn that without a credible stabilizing force, Hamas’s purge and Israel’s continued military hold could spiral into protracted street warfare and political fragmentation.

“Hamas gunmen executed eight blindfolded men in Gaza just hours after President Donald Trump signed a landmark peace deal, triggering global outrage and raising doubts over the fragile ceasefire”

Mathrubhumi English

Homeland Security Today relays Hans‑Jakob Schindler’s warning that absent an Arab‑led stabilization force, the ceasefire’s second phase could devolve into ISIS‑style violence with severe civilian harm.

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Fox News describes Gazans seeing Hamas still present—more police than militants—and says the next phase depends on disarmament and a stabilization force.

El‑Balad reports Hamas issued an ultimatum demanding alleged collaborators surrender by October 19 with limited amnesty.

The i Paper says if parts of Gaza remain uncontrollable, Israel may keep territory as a buffer.

Daily Express US adds that Israeli forces killed five Palestinians near Shuja'iyya and the IDF then carried out an airstrike and warned civilians to stay away from its positions—underscoring the lethal environment even as political plans are debated.