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Growing Internal Challenges to Hamas Control in Gaza

GAZA STRIP.- As the Gaza war dragged on, a Hamas weakened faced growing internal challenges to control the territory by former rivals, many of them affiliated with powerful⁢ local clans.

Since the ceasefire came⁢ into ⁢force last Friday, Hamas has sought to reassert itself, killing dozens of opponents in an offensive after apparently obtaining authorization from the United States to temporarily monitor the destroyed enclave.

Listed below are some of the key clans and figures whose members ⁣have confronted Hamas forces in the past two years.

Yasser Abu shabab

Yasser Abu Shabab, based in the Rafah area, is the most ⁣prominent leader of the clan ⁣anti-Hamas. It operates in a part of southern Gaza still occupied by Israeli forces.

According to‍ a source ⁣close to Abu Shabab, his group ⁢has recruited hundreds of fighters by offering them attractive salaries. Hamas accuses him of collaborating with Israel,an accusation he denies. His clan is a Bedouin group based ‍in the eastern area of Rafah. It is unclear whether the entire clan supports Abu Shabab’s actions. It is estimated that His personal force is about 400 men.

The Doghmosh Clan

the Doghmosh clan is one of the largest and most powerful in the Gaza Strip and has historically been well armed. Clan leaders consider weapons a cultural necessity to defend their territory. Its members have affiliations with several Palestinian militant⁢ groups, including Fatah and Hamas.

Mumtaz Doghmosh,⁣ a key leader of the clan, previously led the armed wing of the Popular Resistance Committees in ⁤Gaza City. He later formed the “Army of Islam”,⁤ which declared its allegiance to the Islamic State.The army of Islam was one of the factions, along with…