CNN's **December 9** channel (for security reasons, the reporter of this article is anonymous):
The population of Khan Younis in the Gaza Strip says they have had enough, although it is difficult for them to say so in public. But many Palestinians in Gaza are angry with Hamas. Hamas, their de facto ruler, unleashed the October 7 attack on Israel, which provoked Israeli brutality**. We journalists were told to stop reporting on these events and were forced to delete ** when writing this story. But what we can report is that the residents of Gaza say they have been robbed, deceived and betrayed by Hamas.
As lawlessness intensified in the burning rubble of Gaza's war, one resident said Hamas** had stolen valuables from her and other women. A 45-year-old female refugee told reporters that Hamas was instructing women to remove their jewelry and cell phones before arriving at an Israeli checkpoint in Salah al-Din, warning that the items could be confiscated or cause problems during the inspection. "I don't know if we were naïve, but we complied with the rules and handed over our phones. I even took off my ring, just like any other woman wearing jewelry. She said. "It was easy for us to pass through the checkpoint and continue north. Despite feeling exhausted, we realized that we had been deceived and handed over our belongings. ”
When journalists talk to a group of people about their attitude towards Hamas, and how they feel about the prisoner swap. An Interior Ministry** dressed in civilian clothes came up to us and asked us to stop the interview and delete our recordings. Another Hamas** in a hospital in Gaza also asked reporters to remove the ** showing the clusters of wounded people in the hospital corridors. There is no democracy in Gaza when you want to oppose Hamas or its de facto **. We were afraid that they would arrest us during the war, and if we opposed them, they would arrest us after the war. They can even easily kill us and tell the world that we are spies. Hassan Ahmed, 39, said he was in the hospital with his injured brother.
My brother needed to change the bandages every day. They took care of some of the patients in a timely manner, but when it came to my brother, they changed the bandages every two or three days. This has gotten to the point where maggots emerge from the wound. I yelled at ** until they reluctantly changed the dressing. I had to repeat the process every two days to save my brother's hand from amputation. Conditions outside hospitals are also deteriorating, and Hamas is proving unable to maintain law and order in difficult circumstances. ”
Salam Tariq, 33, said the cost of food in the Tafa community in eastern Gaza City had soared and he was unable to feed his family normally. "The bakery is closed. My child doesn't eat. He said. "Thieves are spreading in our area. They went to evacuated houses, even partially destroyed ones, and they stole everything they could. Canned food, wheat packaging, gas cylinders, solar panels are sold in the market. He accused Hamas of failing to prepare for the aftermath of the October 7 attack on Israel.
I wonder what Hamas's plan for this situation is. People have lost their homes to Israeli attacks and are now being stolen by thieves with their remaining belongings. "Even in Gaza City, thieves threaten people with knives to steal food from their cars." One of my neighbors was stabbed by a street thief. My neighbor saw the police assault a suspected thief and kill one of them. Not sure if the killings were because they stole the items or because they were one of the spies. "They should make sure that there is enough food and medical supplies in Gaza before they attack Israel on October 7." Otherwise, the people here will starve to death. ”
Even those who have family members who support Hamas's attack on Israel are very disappointed. um Ahmed, 55, lives in the Nuserrat refugee camp in southern Gaza. She said that despite her warnings, her son joined the border raid on Oct. 7. She has not heard from him since, and he is said to have been found in a prison in Jerusalem. She wondered why Hamas had failed to secure his release in exchange for Israeli hostages. "Hamas recently reached a swap agreement to release prisoners in the West Bank. However, my son, on October 7**, is still being held in an Israeli prison. "Hamas has lost support in Gaza," she said. Now, it is trying to gain support in the West Bank, acknowledging its failure here. The people of Gaza fear Hamas, and their efforts are now focused on winning support elsewhere. ”