Hamas asserts control in Gaza and targets alleged collaborators as ceasefire takes hold

[SunSeeker]

Source: CNN

Hamas’ internal security forces were pictured on the streets of Gaza City on Saturday, and there have been multiple reports of clashes between the group and clans opposing it in recent days.

“A number of collaborators and informants were apprehended and arrested in Gaza City, after it was proven that they were involved in spying for the enemy,” as well as “participating in the assassination of several resistance members,” the Palestinian Home Front, a Telegram channel affiliated with Hamas, said Sunday.

A video distributed by Hamas-affiliated Telegram channels on Saturday showed an alleged collaborator being beaten in an unknown location.

Other social media videos showed armed and masked Hamas personnel walking through a street market in Gaza City, and the Hamas-run interior ministry shared images of officers with rifles and baseball caps that read “police” in Gaza City interacting with locals.



Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/10/12/middleeast/gaza-hamas-security-war-intl

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Hamas cosplaying as ICE, or is it vice versa?

Not a positive development for peace, sadly. Once the hostages are released, Netanyahu will now have justification to go back in, guns blazing. Hamas screws Palestinians yet again.

[Klarkashton]

1. Wasn't the justification for all of this shit just to get

The hostages back? Guns blazing for what?

[SunSeeker]

2. Netanyahu's justification for the war was to destroy Hamas.

That was one of the conditions/phases of the "peace plan" that comes after the hostage release, and has yet to be agreed upon by Hamas, namely that Hamas must disarm and someone other than Hamas be in charge in Gaza. That has always been a condition of peace for Netanyahu. https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jun/01/no-end-to-gaza-war-until-destruction-of-hamas-says-netanyahu-israel#:~:text=1%20year%20old-,Benjamin%20Netanyahu%20insists%20on%20Hamas%20'destruction'%20as%20part%20of%20plan,old%20war%2C%20tabled%20by%20Israel.

It doesn't look like Hamas will ever agree to such a condition.

[stopdiggin]

3. where did you get THAT impression?

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Certainly did not arrive from any sort of statements put forth by the Israeli government. (either in 'negotiations' or otherwise)

[Klarkashton]

6. "give back the hostages if you want this to stop'

Is all I heard for the last 2 years.

Oh my lying ears.

[stopdiggin]

7. well, 'selective' at the very least .. - -(nt)-

[Pototan]

5. I agree with this OP

Once the hostages are back, the war will resume within 72 hours, Hamas roaming Gaza City, acting like police, exacting revenge on Israeli collaborators and brandishing weapons is all the IDF needs to resume the genocide.

There's no reason for Netanyahu and the ultra-rightwing allies in his government to hold back now.