Overview

• Hamas' General Security Service kept files on over 10,000 Palestinians, monitoring personal lives and suppressing dissent.
• The unit, led by Yahya Sinwar, used tactics like censorship, intimidation, and surveillance.
• Journalists and civilians faced harassment, with security forces seizing phones and spreading false accusations.
• The documents, obtained by Israeli intelligence, cover activities from 2016 to 2023.
• Fears of retribution have led many Gazans to practice self-censorship.