Hamas forces back on Gaza streets as truce holds | International

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories, Oct 14, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - Hamas security forces were tightening their grip on Gaza's ruined cities Tuesday even as global support mounted for a US-backed deal that would see them disarmed. When bus loads of prisoners freed from Israeli jails arrived in Gaza on Monday, fighters from Hamas's Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades provided crowd control. In the north of the territory, as Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza City, the Hamas government's black-masked armed police resumed street patrols. Meanwhile, a Hamas security unit has been conducting operations against armed clans and gangs, some alleged to have Israeli backing. "Intense clashes broke out -- and are still ongoing at the moment -- as part of efforts to eliminate collaborators,"...