Fighting breaks out between Hamas and armed clan members in Gaza City: report

At least 27 people are dead after intense street fighting broke out between Hamas terrorists and armed clan members within Gaza City.

The bloodshed began Saturday near the city’s Jordanian Hospital, when Hamas security forces exchanged gunfire with members of the Dughmush family — one of Gaza’s most powerful clans, long at odds with Hamas, the BBC reported.

Residents described chaos in Gaza City’s Tel al-Hawa neighborhood as hundreds of Hamas fighters advanced on a residential block defended by Dughmush gunmen, sparking intense street battles.

At least eight members of Hamas and 19 members of the Dughmush clan were killed in the most intense internal infighting since Israeli troops began leaving the enclave.

The Hamas-controlled Interior Ministry said its forces were moving to restore order and cautioned that “any armed activity outside the framework of the resistance” would be met with decisive action, the BBC reported.