Reports of Internal Fighting: Are Palestinians Getting Sick of Hamas?

Some interesting reports coming out of Gaza indicate that Hamas launched an attack on a local Palestinian clan in the city of Khan Younis, accusing them of collaborating with Israel. The clan fought back and wound up killing a bunch of Hamas fighters.

The southern Gaza city of Khan Younis has witnessed one of the fiercest internal confrontations since the war began, between a Hamas security force and gunmen from the al-Mujaida clan – one of the largest families in the south.

According to Hamas, its forces raided the neighbourhood to detain individuals accused of collaborating with Israel.

Local accounts, however, described an armed assault by about 50 men riding in five pickup trucks, armed with assault rifles and a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher, who stormed the al-Mujaida quarter and killed five members of the family…

Reports circulating on social media – difficult to independently verify – claim that more than 11 Hamas members were killed, with some of their bodies dragged through the streets.

Ahmed Al Khatib runs a group called Realign for Palestine which supports the Trump peace plan. He has posted several videos about the fighting, some of which are really too gruesome to repost here. But here’s a bit of what he says.

An estimated 100 Hamas al-Qassam Brigade terrorists in pick-up trucks attacked the al-Majayda Clan in Khan Younis with heavy weapons, RPGs & explosives, seeking to apprehend someone they accused of being an Israeli “collaborator.” Instead, their attack was repelled, foiled & ferociously resisted by the Clan’s members, who killed an estimated three dozen Qassam operatives. The terrorists hit homes with women and children in them and came as if they were launching another October 7-style attack against their own people. The valiant resistance of the people of Gaza against Hamas’s militias proves one thing: the terror group can only be sustainably defeated by Palestinians. Some women came out around the piles of Hamas bodies and decried the cowardice of these terrorists.

Some video of the fighting. You can’t see much but you can hear shots being fired.

GRAPHIC: A single counterattack by the Al-Majayda family in Khan Younis kills an entire squad of Hamas’s al-Qassam Brigade terrorists who launched a massive assault on the Clan, which fought valiantly to repel & foil the attack, killing an estimated three dozen Hamas terrorists. pic.twitter.com/AVPERqAy4Z

— Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib (@afalkhatib) October 3, 2025

More video of the fighting.

Intense clashes erupted in an area housing displaced Gazans between Hamas internal security and members of the local Al-Majayda clan in Khan Younis. Local sources say Hamas operatives came from inside the Nasser hospital and stormed the tent area in the Al-Mawasi humanitarian… pic.twitter.com/lfPwxXoNyn

— Ariel Oseran أريئل أوسيران (@ariel_oseran) October 3, 2025

It was apparently a lopsided victory for the clan over Hamas.

More footage of dead al-Qassam Brigade terrorists from Hamas who were part of today’s clashes with the Al-Majayda Clan in Khan Younis, during which 33 Hamas operatives were killed & the assault against the family was repelled & foiled. The family sustained ~7 casualties

The Hamas militants left behind documents outlining the planning for the attack. This is very similar to their plans to attack Israel on 10/7 except here they are attacking Palestinians.

The Al Majayda family managed to get documents that were with Hamas’s militias, who attacked the family.
Documents reveal Hamas’s plan to attack the family with photos of the area and photos of people Hamas wanted to execute. pic.twitter.com/UpdqDSxvgi

— Hamza (@HowidyHamza) October 3, 2025

Gabriel Epstein is a policy associate at the Israel Policy Forum. He posted a long thread analyzing what happened and what it means for Hamas.

It’s important to differentiate anti-Hamas militias and clans who are at odds with Hamas over killings of their members. Clans are usually not declaring full-spectrum opposition to Hamas, but rather demanding justice for their kinsmen.

— Gabriel Epstein (@GabrielEpsteinX) October 3, 2025

This Hamas operation was aimed at killing one person who had killed two Hamas members. They succeeded in killing him but claim the clan then called in an Israeli airstrike which was responsible for Hamas’ losses in the fight. Hamas is now vowing revenge and to behead everyone responsible.

After this morning’s clash, in which more than 8 Arrow operatives and Majayda clansmen were killed reportedly involved an Israeli drone strike, the Arrow Unit released statements which indicated they intend to escalate the conflict further. pic.twitter.com/WQ8cPRHXeG

— Gabriel Epstein (@GabrielEpsteinX) October 3, 2025

We’re probably not going to see a grand uprising against Hamas in which clans unite to end them, but the skirmishes are proof that Hamas is weakening and its ability to control the territory now comes down to their brutality and threats (like the one above).

In other words, the near-term trend is not towards an uprising against Hamas. It is towards more small disputes escalating rapidly, as Hamas tries ever-more brutal methods to retain control of the street and increasingly assertive clans resist it with force.

— Gabriel Epstein (@GabrielEpsteinX) October 3, 2025

As usual in these situations, there is no George Washington waiting in the wings. If Hamas falls, there are lots of similar militant groups who will rush in to fill the power vacuum. Controlling this chaos will not be easy. Even if Hamas is wiped out, peace in Gaza is unlikely to prevail.

Hamas is only the most powerful of many armed actors in Gaza — as it falters, others will fill parts of the vacuum. Without a fast-moving and aggressive plan to restore governance that gets key actors — clans, businessmen, etc. — on board, it will be hard to begin reconstruction.

— Gabriel Epstein (@GabrielEpsteinX) October 3, 2025

In other words, defeating/displacing Hamas is only the first step: then, more challenging task of rebuilding Gaza then begins. Israel and Gazans alike will bear the consequences if that effort fails.

— Gabriel Epstein (@GabrielEpsteinX) October 3, 2025

Anyway, I think this does provide another explanation for why Hamas is not going to agree to disarm as demanded by the US peace plan. They maintain their power through threats and violence. Any signs of weakness and they would be eaten alive by the rival clans and militant groups they have been threatening and controlling for years. They may get an offer of amnesty from Israel but they won’t get one from these other clans.

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