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With Gaza Ceasefire, Hamas Is Back in Charge and Dissent Is Once Again Dangerous
(Ha'aretz) Rawan Suleiman - In Gaza, Hamas's Interior Ministry, internal security forces, and police have resumed operations. The Interior Ministry declared its intention to "settle accounts" with those militias that cooperated with Israel. But Gazans who enjoyed a brief, limited period of freedom of expression during the war have also become targets. Several cases have been reported of civilians killed by Hamas's security forces. One of those killed was well-known Fatah leader Hisham al-Saftawi. One Gaza resident known for his opposition to Hamas told Ha'aretz that persecution of dissidents has only intensified. "Does Trump not know that dozens of social activists have disappeared for days? Does he not know that their families are afraid to publish their names for fear they'll be killed?" he said. "This is a regime of fear and crime."