During the two-year Israeli war on Gaza that followed Hamas’s Oct. 7, 2023, attack, the group faced growing internal challenges, including clashes with armed clans and factions that emerged amid the chaos and sought to spread lawlessness across the enclave.

Gaza is in ruins, and the bodies of 21 Israeli hostages are somewhere amid the rubble, along with an estimated 11,000 Gazans.

At least 27 people have been killed in clashes between two armed groups in Gaza days after Israel and Hamas reached a ceasefire deal. Hamas, the dominant Palestinian group in the besieged territory, fought with the Dughmush clan in the Sabra neighbourhood over the weekend in one of the most violent internal confrontations in many days.

Gaza’s armed gangs include the Popular Force, the Doghmosh, the Al-Majayda and the Hellis — some of whom have been reportedly backed by Israel.

Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on turmoil in Gaza as Hamas clashes with armed clans and gives the latest on Israel and Hamas’ strained ceasefire on ‘Special Report.

Senior Trump administration advisers said Wednesday evening they have not witnessed any violations of the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas and are urging patience as efforts to retrieve bodies of hostages have extended beyond the initial 72-hour time frame.

New York leaders rejoiced but also demanded that the bodies of hostages killed in captivity, including two New Yorkers, also be returned.

Pressure is mounting on Hamas and the fragile peace holding in the Gaza strip after the terror group returned non-hostage remains to Israel.

An eighth unidentified body was not that of a former hostage, the Israeli military said after overnight tests, leading some politicians to accuse Hamas of breaking the ceasefire agreement.

UN humanitarian chief Tom Fletcher urged Israel on Wednesday to immediately open all crossings into Gaza for humanitarian aid, as called for in a US-backed ceasefire plan.

For decades, the prevailing notion was that the 'solution' to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. “Only dialogue can achieve peace” has been the relentlessly peddled mantra in political circles,