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A video that emerged the same day shows Hamas shooting blindfolded, kneeling members of the Doghmush clan in public.

Analysts told BBC Verify that the show of force is at least partially intended to counter armed clans which have increasingly challenged the group's hold on the Strip over the past two years.

It has attacked rival armed clans, some of which have been protected by the IDF.

Meanwhile, a Hamas security unit has been conducting operations against armed clans and gangs, some alleged to have Israeli backing.

It sent fighters back into the streets, where they have engaged in a series of deadly clashes with rival local militias and prominent Palestinian clans.