It took only a few hours after the Gaza ceasefire was declared before masked Hamas fighters were back patrolling the streets, reasserting their authority. A few hours later the first video clip appeared on social media of the same gunmen shooting a hapless resident in the legs.

We don’t know the victim’s alleged crime. Maybe he was suspected of co-operating with Israel or maybe he was a member of the local militias who engaged Hamas militarily over recent months.

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