Today, we focus on the fifth bulletin: After the Israeli army withdrew, a gun battle broke out between Hamas and the armed clan "Dugamush family" in Gaza City, killing at least 27 people.
With the advancement of the ceasefire agreement, Hamas has recalled some 7,000 militants to regain control of the area after the Israeli forces withdrew, and the internal conflict between the Palestinians has erupted in this context. According to witnesses, more than 300 Hamas militants have encircled parts of the Habla community in Gaza City, using weapons such as AK-47 to engage in fierce interference. The Hamas Ministry of Internal Affairs has confirmed at least 27 deaths, including eight members of the Hamas Security Forces and 19 members of the Douglas family, while Hamas has denied this accusation because the Douglas served as “Israeli collaborators” during the war.
The Dugamush clan is a historical clan in the Gaza Strip of Palestine, with a population of approximately thousands. The clan's operating model is to control local economic activities through weapons smuggled in tunnels and collect protection fees. It is one of the civilian forces that control Gaza. Judging from past records, the clan itself is not pro-Israel. Some of their armed forces are linked to Al Qaeda and the Islamic State. They have launched many attacks against Israel, so they were killed by the Israeli Air Force in 2010. senior members. In addition, there are actually related factions that are pro-Hamas or the Palestinian Authority within the Dugamush clan.
After Hamas seized control of Gaza in 2007, the conflict between the Dugamush clan and Hamas became public. Hamas regards them as potential threats because the clan has independent armed forces and has been deeply involved in the area for many years. It is itself one of the defenders of the order in Gaza and naturally refuses to fully surrender to Hamas. In general, before the war, the Dugamush clan was a potential ally and possible competitor to Hamas.
In particular, the conflict between the two sides, simply, is that after the outbreak of the war in Pakistan, Hamas was severely damaged and its control over Gaza declined. Under the high pressure of the Israeli army, the Douglas family was accused of not cooperating with Hamas’s strategies, coordinating the distribution of aid outside the Hamas-controlled aid distribution network. As a result, a senior member of the Douglas family was executed by Hamas as a “traitor” to Riton abroad. But after the leader of the Douglas family expressed strong dissatisfaction with Hamas, he repeatedly denied having cooperated with Israel, stating that he rejected Israel’s request to manage Gaza City, and therefore their communities were bombed by Israel’s retaliatory bombardment.
According to the Dugmush clan, Israel did try to take advantage of their potential contradiction with Hamas to woo it, but it was sternly rejected by the Dugmush clan. Hamas's approach was only because it was worried that its strength would be greatly damaged. Under the circumstances, the clan formed an alternative power network and threatened its rule, while the Dugmush clan was at best a survivor in the power struggle in Gaza. This attack is an urgent need to re-establish absolute control over Gaza and deter all major forces.