(All Israel News)—Two new militia groups are operating in the Gaza Strip against Hamas and with IDF assistance, Ynet News reported on Wednesday.
According to the report, the militias – one based in Khan Younis and the other in Gaza City – are also aligned with the Palestinian Authority (PA), which is said to be paying their salaries.
The IDF has been active in both areas as part of Operation Gideon’s Chariots.
One of the militias is active in Gaza City’s Shejaiya neighborhood, where the IDF recently returned in preparation to seize Hamas strongholds. So far, the IDF has limited its operations to the city’s outskirts, concerned about endangering the remaining hostages, most of whom are believed to be held in Hamas facilities within Gaza City.
The militia in Shejaiya is affiliated with Rami Khalas, a Fatah party operative from Gaza. The Khalas clan has reportedly been in a long-standing feud with Hamas since the group’s violent takeover of Gaza in 2007. As one of the largest clans in the Gaza Strip, many of its members are concentrated in the Shejaiya area.
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