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Hamas Support Waning in Gaza
(Times of Israel) Gianluca Pacchiani - Israel's Channel 12 on Sunday offered a peek into the mindset of displaced women and children from Jabalia in northern Gaza. Some residents cursed Hamas for the devastation it wreaked on their lives. "I swear I was happy when you killed [Hamas leader Yahya] Sinwar, who caused destruction and killed our children," one woman shouted. "God willing you'll destroy them." Mark, a European aid worker, reported that when Hamas fires rockets, a rare occurrence these days, only teenagers seem to cheer on the street. "Adults then invariably tell them there is nothing to cheer about. Every rocket that is fired causes trouble. It will elicit an Israeli reaction and bombings for the following week. People have come to see Hamas as a problem. I have yet to come across any adult who openly supports Hamas or claims it can bring a solution." Rashid, an anti-Hamas activist from Deir al-Balah, said, "Most people in Gaza are against Hamas; they want a future without it. One good thing about the war is that they can now curse it openly on the streets without fear of retaliation."