Video of Hamas militants executing Palestinians in the streets as they reassert control has gone viral (BBC). This has drawn criticism from other Palestinians. Fatah Official Abdallah Kamil laments that Hamas emerged from it’s tunnels to commit violent acts against other Palestinians (MEMRI). The Palestinian Authority has also weighed in on the topic.
Voices In Palestinian Authority Strongly Condemn Hamas Executions In Gaza: It Is Behaving Like ISIS (MEMRI).
Trump isn’t really up on current events. He seems to think the fighting is between Hamas and Hamas rebels, not clans who have always been opposed to Hamas (dpa International).
The reality of Hamas is it’s not just a terrorist group. It’s been the defacto government in Gaza since it’s violent take over in 2007, 2 years after Israel ended the occupation of the territories. Hamas executions are nothing new. Back in 2014 Amnesty International ran an article on summary executions by Hamas to quell dissent in Gaza (Amnesty International).
Yayah Sinwar was held in a Palestinian Authority prison for the torture and execution of 4 Palestinians and 2 Israelis. Hamas’ authoritarian rule makes it dangerous for people to speak out, although some have dared;
One post was by Hiba Al-Mishal, who said that her brother Osama was murdered by a Hamas squad while he was en route to the distribution center. She wrote on her Facebook account that a squad from Hamas’s Al-Sahm unit had stopped a bus her brother and some other young men were traveling on, took them outside, and shot them several times, and that they were subsequently denied medical treatment and died. She also wrote that Hamas had forced other civilians to beat them MEMRI
For 18 years the world has turned a blind eye to the oppression inflicted on Gaza residents by Hamas. The press was too focused on regurgitating Hamas anti Israeli propaganda. Before the October 7 attacks there were protests against Hamas authoritarianism (AP News). The Palestinians in Gaza deserve better. They also need food and a place to live. Rebuilding should have already begun in areas controlled by Israel.
Hundreds join Gaza’s largest anti-Hamas protest since war began Mar 2025 – BBC
Protests broke out against Hamas in Gaza. What do Palestinians think about the militant group? April 2025 – AP News
Anti-Hamas protests in southern Gaza enter third day May 2025 – BBC
The first step of the peace plan, to surrender the hostages, is being accomplished. The second step is for Hamas to surrender to the Palestinian Authority.
The disarmament of Hamas is the most critical and difficult part of President Donald Trump’s peace plan to implement, analysts say. NBC News
Wait a minute!! Trump’s peace plan? This is the peace plan called the New York Declaration. The peace plan was outlined by PA president Mahmoud Abbas and member states of the Arab League (News X). US President for Life hopeful Donald Trump didn’t come up with this.
Why are the big white boys trying to take credit for Abbas’ peace plan and change the narrative yet again? That’s worth thinking about. Abbas has already committed to throwing out Hamas. Is stealing Abbas’ thunder a way to bypass the Palestinian question altogether?
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called on Thursday for the overthrow of Gaza’s Hamas rulers – his first explicit demand that they be ousted. “We have to bring down this bunch, which took over Gaza with armed force, and is abusing the sufferings and pains of our people,” Abbas said in a speech. 2007 Jerusalem Post
- President Abbas Urges Hamas To Surrender Arms Strat News Global
- Hamas goes on killing spree in Gaza after releasing Israeli hostages India Today