Gaza’s Interior Ministry and affiliated security forces have launched a large-scale campaign aimed at restoring order and stability across the Gaza Strip, following weeks of clashes between armed groups and reports of criminal activity in several neighborhoods of Gaza City.

According to a statement released by the Hamas-affiliated Radaa security force, the campaign “conducted a precise operation in the center of Gaza City, resulting in the neutralization of several wanted individuals and outlaws.” 

The group said in the statement it has taken control of several positions in Gaza City and “conducted sweeps and arrests of individuals who participated in shootings, the killing of displaced persons, and attacks on civilians.”

Radaa added that the operation was part of “wide-ranging security measures” aimed at “arresting a large number of collaborators and individuals operating outside the law.” 

The statement also reported that a number of suspects “implicated in cooperating with an armed militia and recruiting collaborators during the war” were detained in southern Gaza.

CNN, which cited the Radaa statement, said it could not independently confirm the identities of those detained, though the video of the operation surfaced after several days of reported clashes between Hamas fighters and members of the Doghmush family, a powerful clan based in Gaza City’s al-Sabra neighborhood.

In a joint statement, Palestinian resistance factions described the ongoing security operation as “a national necessity to protect citizens and preserve internal stability.” 

The factions urged families “to hand over their sons involved in such acts” and said the campaign enjoyed “national consensus to restore security and pursue mercenaries and agents of the enemy.”

The Palestinian Authority, meanwhile, issued a statement condemning the reported executions in Gaza, calling them extrajudicial.

US President Donald Trump also commented on the developments, saying that Hamas had “taken out two of the gangs that were very bad,” adding that the killings “didn’t bother” him. 

Speaking to reporters as he traveled to the Middle East, Trump said, “They do want to stop the problems. They’ve been open about it and we gave them approval for a period of time.”

Israel has been pushing for the complete disarmament of Hamas as part of the second phase of the ceasefire agreement. 

However, the movement’s renewed internal security campaign appears to signal its determination to maintain control over the enclave while asserting its authority against criminal and collaborator networks according to The Palestine Chronicle.