PALESTINIAN PROTESTERS MARCH IN GAZA, CHANT ‘HAMAS OUT’- Israel says it will completely dismantle Hamas
Hundreds of Palestinians have protested in northern Gaza to demand an end to war and chanting “Hamas out” in a rare public show of opposition to the militant group that sparked the latest war with its October 7, 2023 raid on Israel.
Northern Gaza has been one of the most devastated areas of Gaza. Most buildings in the densely populated area have been reduced to rubble and much of the population has moved multiple times to escape the conflict.
“Hamas is terrorist” chanted those seen in one of the posts published on X, apparently from the Beit Lahiya region of Gaza on Tuesday (March 25). It showed people marching down a dusty street between war-damaged buildings.
Hundreds of thousands of residents who had fled to the south of Gaza earlier in the war, which has killed more than 50,000 Palestinians so far, had returned to their ruined homes in the north when a ceasefire took effect in January.
Since Israel resumed its strikes on Gaza, saying its goal was to completely dismantle Hamas
Hamas took control of Gaza in 2007 in elections that swept out the Fatah group of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. It has ruled the enclave since then, offering little space for opposition. Some Palestinians voice caution about speaking out against the group publicly for fear of retribution.
