Hamas 'psychological war' is trying to drive Gazans away,
Tension has mounted in Gaza in recent days after Hamas claimed that members of the Israeli-backed militias in the strip requested to break away and rejoin Hamas.
Hussam al-Astal, head of the anti-Hamas militia in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, rejected Hamas’s claims, arguing they were part of the organization’s psychological war to undermine the armed groups' power and pressure Gazans not to reach out to them.
“What Hamas says is not true,” al-Astal argued. “Dozens, even hundreds, of people in Gaza are trying to move to our area,” he told The Jerusalem Post. “Hamas is afraid and wants to prevent that, so that’s why they spread these things,” he said.
Hamas has claimed in recent days that individuals associated with armed groups operating in the Strip, supported by Israel, have approached the organization, seeking to defect from those groups and reconnect with Hamas.
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