[AP/FOX News] The ruling Hamas movement on Wednesday replaced hundreds of striking teachers with its own supporters, purging Gaza's education system of its political rivals. The local teachers' union, one of the last remaining Fatah strongholds in Gaza, had called a strike this week to protest the transfers of dozens of educators to new schools. Hamas Education Minister Mohammed Askoul estimated that 2,000 teachers have been replaced, ensuring that Gaza's education system will now be stacked with Hamas loyalists.
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