As the cease-fire settles across Gaza after more than two years of war, a weakened Hamas is facing internal challenges from four major clans vying to take control of the war-torn Palestinian enclave.

After agreeing to a peace deal with Israel on Friday, Hamas sought to reassert its power over the Gaza Strip, sending out its forces en masse to police the streets and kill dozens of opponents.

While Hamas claims that 7,000 fighters have been deployed to “cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators,” the terror group faces a hurdle against the enclave’s armed gangs, including the Popular Force, the Doghmosh, the Al-Majayda and the Hellis — some of whom have been reportedly backed by Israel. 8

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Deadly clashes have already broken out across the Gaza Strip, including a shootout that

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