Clans and armed groups challenging Hamas in Gaza

As the Gaza war dragged on, a diminished Hamas faced growing internal challenges to its control of Gaza from long-standing rivals, many of them affiliated with powerful local clans. Since Friday's ceasefire took hold, Hamas has sought to reassert itself, killing dozens of opponents in a crackdown after appearing to get a US nod to temporarily police the shattered enclave. The following are some of the key clans and figures whose members have clashed with Hamas forces over the past two years. Yasser Abu Shabab, based in the Rafah area, is the most prominent anti-Hamas clan leader. He operates in a part of southern Gaza still occupied by Israeli forces. According to a source close to Abu Shabab, his group...