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UK Diane Abbott Breaks Ranks Over Terror Law Targeting Palestine Action Group
Apparently it is NOW that they've gone overboard in an attempt to distract from the lamentable "security" at RAF bases in the UK. And the UK isn't the USA, thank goodness.- 1
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Israel Hamas War the Widening Middle East Conflict
UPDATE: Gaza's Power Vacuum: Hamas Official Admits Group Has Lost Control Amid Rise of Armed Clans Gaza's Power Vacuum: Hamas Official Admits Group Has Lost Control Amid Rise of Armed Clans A senior Hamas security officer has made a stark admission that the militant group has lost nearly all control over the Gaza Strip, with chaos and lawlessness spreading across the territory. Speaking to the BBC, the lieutenant colonel said that Hamas’s command structure has disintegrated under relentless Israeli military pressure, leaving armed clans to fill the void in a region descending into violence and disorder. “Let’s be realistic here – there’s barely anything left of the security structure. Most of the leadership, about 95%, are now dead... The active figures have all been killed,” the officer said, painting a grim picture of internal collapse. According to him, even a 57-day ceasefire earlier this year failed to restore the group’s footing, despite efforts to reorganize its political, military, and security arms. “About the security situation, let me be clear: it has completely collapsed. Totally gone. There’s no control anywhere,” he said. One of the most symbolic signs of Hamas’s collapse, he added, was the looting of Ansar, its main security complex that once acted as the nerve center of governance in Gaza. “People looted the most powerful Hamas security apparatus,” he stated. The officer described a lawless Gaza where “gangs or armed clans are everywhere.” In his words, “They could stop you, kill you. No one would intervene. Anyone who tried to act on their own, like organising resistance against thieves, was bombed by Israel within half an hour.” He described the current state of the group as one of total dysfunction. “So, the security situation is zero. Hamas’s control is zero. There’s no leadership, no command, no communication. Salaries are delayed, and when they do arrive, they’re barely usable. Some die just trying to collect them. It’s total collapse.” With Hamas faltering, six armed groups tied to local clans have risen to prominence, the officer said, with most of their activity focused in southern Gaza. These groups now possess the cash, weapons, and manpower to challenge the once-dominant group. One of the most notable figures to emerge is Yasser Abu Shabab, whose rise has drawn attention from multiple regional actors, including the Palestinian Authority and Israel. Last month, Israel confirmed it was supplying weapons to Abu Shabab’s group, a revelation that has intensified speculation about broader geopolitical maneuvering. The officer said Hamas had put a large bounty on Abu Shabab’s head. “Hamas would ignore ordinary thieves. People are hungry and [the fighters] don’t want to provoke more chaos. But this guy? If the Hamas fighters find him, they might go after him instead of Israeli tanks,” he said. Sources in Gaza confirmed to the BBC that Abu Shabab is attempting to form a joint council of armed factions with the goal of toppling what remains of Hamas’s rule. A retired Palestinian security official who once helped crush Hamas’s military arm in the 1990s said Abu Shabab’s network was gaining traction. “Abu Shabab’s group is like an orphaned child who everyone will want to adopt if he succeeds in undermining Hamas rule,” the former official, now living in Cairo, said. The official added that Abu Shabab has held multiple meetings with a senior Palestinian intelligence officer and used relatives in Sinai to send assurances to Egypt. He also maintains “good ties with Mohammad Dahlan’s camp,” he said, referring to the exiled former Gaza security chief and longtime rival of the Palestinian Authority's President Mahmoud Abbas. According to the Hamas officer, the group sees Abu Shabab not merely as a military threat but as a potential symbol around whom years of opposition to Hamas rule could coalesce. “For 17 years, Hamas made enemies everywhere. If someone like Abu Shabab can rally those forces, that could be the beginning of the end for us.” Adapted by ASEAN Now from BBC 2025-07-07
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