Gaza (dpa -AfX) – According to a media report, Islamist Hamas has lost control of 80 percent of the Gaza Strip. Armed clans filled the power vacuum, a high-ranking Hamas officer told the British broadcaster BBC on the condition of being able to remain anonymous. “The majority of the management team, about 95 percent, is now dead.”
The Hamas member, whom the BBC describes as a lieutenant colonel, continued to inform the broadcaster that the Hamas command and control system had collapsed due to the months of Israeli attacks on the management of the terrorist organization. Israel has the upper hand. “The control of Hamas is zero. There is no leadership, no command, no communication,” the BBC quoted the Hamas officer, who sent the broadcaster several voice messages.
The security situation in the Gaza Strip also collapsed, he said. Even as residents, objects from an important complex of Hamas in the Gaza Strip would have stolen, Hamas security forces did not intervene.
According to the BBC, the officer was injured on October 7, 2023 at the beginning of the Gaza War after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.
Bounty on clan leader
According to the BBC, the officer also confirmed reports that Hamas had exposed a bounty on Jassir Abu Schabab, the leader of a clan.
According to Israeli media, the group cooperates to a certain extent with the Israeli army. The Israeli military was also equipped with Kalashnikov rifles, which the military confiscated from Hamas during the war, reported the “Times of Israel” a few weeks ago. According to reports, Israel intends to weaken Hamas by promoting clans. Experts warn of conditions like in Somalia with rival warlords, gangs and clans.
The Hamas officer said the BBC, the Islamist organization was afraid of Abu Schabab not because of its military strength, but for another reason: “For 17 years, Hamas has made enemies everywhere. If someone like Abu Schabab can gather these forces, this could be the beginning of the end for us.”
The British broadcaster reported, citing unspecified sources in the Gaza Strip, Abu Schabab is working to coordinate with other armed groups in order to form a common advice on the fall of the Hamas.
All of the information could not initially be checked independently ./cir/dp/stk