Hamas reasserts itself in Gaza following ceasefire

Hamas has reasserted some control in the Gaza Strip in the days since the six-week ceasefire between Israel and the U.S.-designated terrorist organization went into effect.

Despite roughly 15 months of a brutal military campaign, in the days since the ceasefire commenced, Hamas has deployed its fighters to the streets to oversee aid convoys, reimpose security, stop looting, and start restoring basic services to parts of Gaza, according to Reuters.

Before the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attack that instigated the current conflict, Hamas was the governing entity in the enclave, providing Palestinians with daily government services in addition to plotting against Israel. Israeli leaders said one of their primary objectives in the war was to end Hamas’s governance of the strip, but the lack of

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