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Hamas in the City: Invisible, But Not Gone
(Trouw-Netherlands) Monique van Hoogstraten - Since the war started, one population group in Gaza has disappeared from the streets: people in uniform. Army green uniforms, blue-grey uniforms, black uniforms, they were all over the place. From one day to the next they are gone. "He does not dare to talk to you," says the wife of someone who has been placed under house arrest because he is known for criticizing Hamas. She too does not dare to tell his story, because "we are being watched." This is the case for most people who are no friends with Hamas. Although the uniforms might have disappeared from the streets, Hamas has not. High-ranking members monitor in civilian clothes. Whoever talks about Hamas critically on the streets is immediately spoken to. But this does not mean that most residents of Gaza do not support Hamas.