Hamas Braces for Israeli Operations Abroad, Continued Clan Opposition in Gaza
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Category: Persecution of Believers
Summary:
Hamas is preparing for a potential Israeli assassination attempt on its senior leaders abroad and has instructed members to enhance personal security while consolidating control within Gaza. The group remains distrustful of Israel despite US assurances against further strikes following recent targeted killings, including those of Hezbollah and Hamas commanders. Meanwhile, the head of an armed Palestinian faction opposing Hamas in Gaza, Yasser Abu Shabab, died during a dispute mediation, a development Hamas labeled as the downfall of a collaborator. Hamas has intensified its crackdown on opposition within Gaza, targeting those it accuses of collaboration with Israel and engaging in violent enforcement measures against rival groups.
Tags: Hamas, Israeli operations, Gaza, Yasser Abu Shabab, clan opposition, collaboration accusations
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Palestinian Hamas terrorists stand guard at a site as Hamas says it continues to search for the bodies of deceased hostages, in Beit Lahiya in the northern Gaza Strip, Dec. 3, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Stringer Hamas is increasingly preparing for what it sees as an imminent Israeli attempt to assassinate senior leaders abroad, urging members to tighten personal security as the group simultaneously works to consolidate its weakened position in Gaza and reassert control over the enclave. According to the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat, Hamas officials reported rising concern over additional Israeli strikes on the Palestinian terrorist group’s top echelon abroad in the wake of last week’s killing of Hezbollah commander Haitham Tabtabai and September’s operation in Qatar targeting Hamas’s senior leadership. Despite US “reassurance messages” to several parties — including mediators in Turkey, Qatar, and Egypt — that further strikes on senior Hamas members abroad would not be repeated, the group’s leadership says it “does not trust Israel.” “There are expectations of a new assassination attempt with the Israeli government’s efforts to obstruct the second phase of the ceasefire agreement and...
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Source: Algemeiner
Posted on 12-05-2025 15:11