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Politics : View from the Center and Left Middle East Annex
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From: S. maltophilia11/16/2025 10:38:48 PM
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It's more complicated than I ever imagined:


Gaza’s Armed Fragmentation: Clans, Militias, and Rival Power Centers


Many of the groups are supported by Israeli authorities who see Palestinian fragmentation as a way to both contain Hamas and to perpetuate Israel’s occupation

Hamas’ recent retribution killings have exposed a complex landscape of Palestinian militias, clan networks, and criminal groups that challenge Hamas’ authority in Gaza.

While none of these actors rivals Hamas in power or organization, their presence adds further layers of instability to Gaza’s highly volatile environment while the ceasefire with Israel that took effect on October 10 remains extremely fragile.

Mapping Gaza’s ecosystem of armed factions is difficult, conceptually and empirically. A core challenge lies in defining what constitutes a “militia” in Gaza. Fluid affiliations, overlapping identities, and informal hierarchies blur the boundaries between organized armed factions, clan-based networks, and criminal syndicates. Many of these actors are highly adaptive and operate in the shadows of Hamas and another decades-old militant faction, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). Some groups have only emerged or reasserted themselves recently. Many are supported by Israeli authorities who see Palestinian fragmentation as a way to contain Hamas and to perpetuate Israel’s occupation....

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