Overview
- At least 27 people were killed in Gaza City fighting between Hamas security units and the Dughmush clan near the Jordanian Hospital, with eight Hamas members and 19 clan fighters reported dead.
- Eyewitnesses said roughly 300 Hamas fighters stormed a residential block in Tel al-Hawa, prompting residents to flee under heavy fire, and a 28-year-old journalist was shot dead while covering the clashes.
- Hamas set up checkpoints, ordered rival groups to surrender weapons within 48 hours, detained suspected collaborators, and warned it would act against any armed activity outside its control.
- Rival factions signaled resistance, with the Popular Forces refusing to disarm and reports of a hunt for its leader Yasser Abu Shabab underscoring a volatile security landscape.
- New deployments of armed fighters and police were seen across parts of Gaza after the ceasefire, with the Interior Ministry offering a limited amnesty window and President Trump indicating temporary approval for Hamas security moves under the deal.