Daijiworld Media Network - Gaza
Gaza, Oct 15: Hamas has reportedly carried out public executions in Gaza in an attempt to reassert control over the enclave following the withdrawal of Israeli forces and a US-brokered ceasefire. Videos circulating online show eight blindfolded men being shot dead by Hamas gunmen, accused of being “collaborators and outlaws.”
The footage, which has gone viral on social media, depicts the men kneeling in the street before being executed, as onlookers chant “Allahu Akbar.” Hamas later claimed, without providing evidence, that the victims were working with Israel.
The executions come as Hamas faces internal unrest and clashes with armed Palestinian clans seeking influence in areas vacated by Israeli troops. Armed police loyal to the Hamas government have re