Anti-Hamas insurgency in Gaza

Anti-Hamas insurgency in Gaza (2024–present)
Part of Palestinian internal political violence and Societal breakdown in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war

Popular Forces influence in the Gaza Strip
DateMay 2024 – present
Location
Status

Ongoing

Territorial
changes
Eastern Rafah and eastern Khan Yunis come under the control of the Popular Forces; the Ashraf al-Mansi group claims control over parts of northern Gaza as of 14 October 2025
Belligerents
Popular Forces administration
Counter-Terrorism Strike Force administration
Shuja'iyya Popular Defense Forces administration
Israel
Hamas-led government
Abu Suneima family
Commanders and leaders
Popular Forces:
Yasser Abu Shabab X
Ghassan Duhine (WIA)
Issam Nabahin
Hassan Abu Shabab
Ahmad Zidan Al-Tarabeen 
Khaled Abu Sanida
PANF:
Ashraf al-Mansi
Abu Anas Zeidan
FHF:
Shawqi Abu Nasira
CTSF:
Husam al-Astal
SPDF:
Rami Hilles
Ahmed Jundeya
Hamas:
Khalil al-Hayya
Izz al-Din al-Haddad
Ahmed Zamzam X
Adham Atallah al-Akar (POW)
Units involved
Casualties and losses
70+ militants killed ~16 policemen and fighters killed
15 Palestinian civilians killed

The Anti-Hamas insurgency in Gaza is an ongoing civil conflict in the Gaza Strip that began in May 2024. It involves clashes between the Hamas-led government in Gaza and the anti-Hamas militant groups in Gaza, which backed by Israel and are affiliated with Fatah and allegedly also to the Islamic State (IS).