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Hamas security officer says group has lost control over most of Gaza: BBC

GAZA STRIP, JUL 6 – A senior Hamas officer revealed that 80% of Gaza is controlled by armed clans after Israeli strikes decimated Hamas leadership, with six armed groups emerging to challenge authority.

  • In July 2025, a high-ranking Hamas security official informed the BBC that after nearly two years of conflict, the group has lost control over approximately four-fifths of the Gaza Strip.
  • This loss of control followed the October 7, 2023, Hamas-led attack on Israel and subsequent Israeli military campaigns that devastated Hamas's leadership and command structure.
  • The officer described a complete collapse of security and command with armed clans filling the power vacuum while Hamas struggles to maintain authority amid delayed salaries and societal breakdown.
  • He acknowledged that the security apparatus has been almost completely dismantled, with approximately 95% of Hamas’s leadership eliminated and all key active members killed.
  • The situation suggests ongoing instability, as Israel maintains the upper hand and Hamas faces rivals internally, forcing the conflict to continue amid silence from regional actors.
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Center

Hamas is facing a total loss of power in the Gaza Strip: according to an insider report, 80 percent of the area is no longer under their control.

Lean Left

On 4 July, Hamas responded positively to the US proposal for a ceasefire with Israel, but in the meantime, the BBC has come to witness the current weakness of the organization. We are realistic: there is almost nothing left of the security structure. Most of the leaders, about 95 percent, are now dead. Active figures have all been killed, said under anonymity to the English TV a senior officer of the security forces. The group's exponent pointed…

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Lean Right

Hamas has lost control of almost 80 percent of the Gaza Strip, and other smaller armed groups have taken advantage of the vacuum, a senior Hamas official told the BBC.

·Belgrade, Serbia
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Sunday, July 6, 2025.
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