‘Hamas out’ protests spread across Gaza
Hundreds of Palestinians shouted anti-Hamas slogans at a rare protest in Gaza on Tuesday.
“Hamas out” and “Hamas terrorists” were chanted by the mostly male demonstrators in Beit Lahia as they called for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said.
The crowd had gathered a week after the Israeli army resumed its intense bombing of the coastal territory, following nearly two months of a truce.
On the social media network Telegram, at least one appeal to protest was circulating on Tuesday, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported.
CNN reported that another message on social media appeared to call for nine anti-Hamas demonstrations across Gaza on Wednesday, while clips obtained by the network showed crowds marching through the streets of Beit Lahia chanting “We want an end to the war”, it said
Hundreds of Palestinians shouted anti-Hamas slogans at a rare protest in Gaza on Tuesday.
“Hamas out” and “Hamas terrorists” were chanted by the mostly male demonstrators in Beit Lahia as they called for an end to the war with Israel, witnesses said.
The crowd had gathered a week after the Israeli army resumed its intense bombing of the coastal territory, following nearly two months of a truce.
On the social media network Telegram, at least one appeal to protest was circulating on Tuesday, the Agence France-Presse (AFP) news agency reported.
CNN reported that another message on social media appeared to call for nine anti-Hamas demonstrations across Gaza on Wednesday, while clips obtained by the network showed crowds marching through the streets of Beit Lahia chanting “We want an end to the war”, it said.
Photos from northern Gaza showed people marching flanked by ruined buildings, destroyed by Israel’s bombing campaign launched in response to Hamas’s deadly October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Reports suggested that further protests had broken out in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on Tuesday night. The Telegraph was not able to verify these reports.
Protests against Hamas are rare in the Gaza strip. The terror group has cracked down violently on demonstrations in the past, with Amnesty International reporting in 2019 that people had been beaten and detained arbitrarily over protests against the cost of living.
It also said protesters had been subject to torture while in detention.
“I don’t know who organised the protest,” Mohammed, a demonstrator who declined to give his last name for fear of reprisals, told the AFP.
“I took part to send a message on behalf of the people: Enough with the war,” he said, adding that he had seen “members of the Hamas security forces in civilian clothing breaking up the protest”.
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