Hamas, the repressive arm of the Islamic Republic in Gaza, executed eight Palestinians

Al-Aqsa TV broadcast the execution of eight Palestinians by Hamas, the oppressive arm of the Islamic Republic in Gaza.

Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV released a video showing eight Palestinians from the Daghmash tribe being publicly executed on charges of collaborating with Israel. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights condemned the action and called for an end to Hamas' arbitrary executions in the Gaza Strip.

While only six days have passed since the ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, a video broadcast on Al-Aqsa TV, Hamas' official media outlet, once again revealed the dark and oppressive face of this Islamist group supported by the Islamic Republic of Iran.

In this video, eight men from the large Daghmash tribe are taken, blindfolded and handcuffed, to the central square of Gaza City. While they kneel and stand side by side, masked gunmen line up behind them and shoot them dead with a hail of bullets.

A scene that, for millions of viewers around the world, is reminiscent of the public executions of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a regime that has been hanging its opponents in the streets and prisons for decades, and now its more radical version in Gaza is massacring Palestinian citizens with the same logic, in the name of "resistance."

According to security sources in Gaza, the Hamas security unit executed these eight members of the Daghmash tribe on Monday, October 13, on charges of "collaborating with Israel." Clashes between Hamas forces and members of this tribe had also resulted in the deaths of several people in the previous days.

Following these incidents, masked Hamas police resumed patrols in the streets of northern Gaza, a sign of tightening control and the return of a climate of fear in the war-torn areas. “These days, just being a member of the Daghmash family is enough to get shot in the legs, killed or arrested, or have your house burned down,” wrote Abu al-Hassan Daghmash, a member of the clan, on Facebook.

The office of Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called Hamas' executions a "crime" and called for an immediate halt to them. The Palestinian Independent Commission for Human Rights also wrote in a statement: "The wave of arbitrary executions and shootings in the legs following the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip cannot be justified under any circumstances."

The commission called Hamas's behavior a "legal and moral crime" and called for its leaders to be brought to justice. International human rights organizations have also called on Hamas to immediately end extrajudicial executions and allow independent international monitors to enter Gaza.

Hamas has had a strategic relationship with the Islamic Republic of Iran since its inception. Tehran has provided the group with billions of dollars in financial aid, training, and weapons in recent years, referring to it as the "front line of the resistance."

Now, by repeating the Islamic Republic's violent methods of suppressing and executing opponents, Hamas is increasingly showing itself to be not a defender of the Palestinian people, but rather a political and religious tool of the Islamic Republic in the region.

Political analysts believe that this behavioral alignment is no longer just in the realm of ideology, but has become a governance model: "From Tehran to Gaza, the voice of a single repression is heard."

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump, on the sidelines of a meeting with his Argentine counterpart, Javier Milley, warned: "If Hamas does not disarm itself, we will disarm it." He added that Hamas' disarmament would be carried out quickly and perhaps violently.

Although the details of this threat are unclear, it is a sign of the return of international pressure against a group that is now victimizing not only Israel but also Palestinian citizens.

The recent executions are not just revenge against a clan, but a show of power, a show to restore "fear" to a society that has nothing left to lose due to war and destruction.

Like the Islamic Republic, Hamas uses public executions to impose political authority; a clear message to any critic who wants to stand up to absolute power.

The recent executions in Gaza have made the true face of Hamas more visible to the world, with some saying: "A group that came to the fore with the slogan of "resistance," but today has taken up arms against its own people."

Hamas' behavior is a reflection of the same regime it feeds on (the Islamic Republic of Iran), which from Tehran to Gaza promotes a single doctrine: "Silencing dissent with bullets."