2025 Hamas–Doghmush conflict
| 2025 Hamas–Doghmush conflict | |||||||
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| Part of the Gaza war, the October 2025 Gaza war ceasefire and the Hamas–Popular Forces conflict | |||||||
Doghmush clan areas (yellow) | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
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Hamas government in Gaza Supported by: Palestinian Joint Operations Room |
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Izz al-Din al-Haddad | Unknown | ||||||
| Units involved | |||||||
| Unknown | |||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 7,000+ fighters | Unknown | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 12 fighters killed |
52 militants killed 60 militants arrested 8 executed | ||||||
| 1 journalist killed | |||||||
In October 2025, following a ceasefire that paused the Gaza war, Hamas redeployed 7,000 militants to assert control over the Gaza Strip, reportedly arresting dozens of suspected collaborators and anti-Hamas clan members, with executions expected. The Doghmush clan had already opposed Hamas in the past, with a 2008 siege on a compound in Sabra that left 11 dead, resulting from a clan member who had killed a police officer. Violent clashes erupted in October 2025 when Hamas forces attacked the Doghmush stronghold in Tel al-Hawa, leading to heavy fighting and civilian casualties, with both sides accusing each other of instigating the violence.