Armed operatives from the Popular Committees militias in the northern Gaza Strip have crossed the yellow line into Hamas-controlled territory, according to reports from the area. Footage shows them moving deeper into the strip and calling out: "Where is Hamas? There is no Hamas here." The incident highlights internal fractures within Palestinian armed factions amid ongoing Israeli operations.
New footage circulating among Palestinian channels shows armed operatives affiliated with the Popular Committees — local clan-based militias that emerged in the northern Gaza Strip during the war — crossing the yellow demarcation line and entering areas previously held by Hamas. The operatives, visibly carrying weapons, moved deeper into the strip and addressed local civilians, calling out challenges to Hamas's authority. "Where is Hamas? There is no Hamas here," they are heard saying in the footage.
The yellow line, a physical barrier of concrete barriers and earthworks, has been progressively extended by the IDF in recent weeks as part of operations to shrink the area under effective Hamas control. As The Zioneer reported on June 4, yellow barriers were deployed in northwest Rafah, and on June 10 Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire by moving the line westward in Gaza City. The current incident appears to reflect a power vacuum and growing assertiveness by non-Hamas armed groups in areas the IDF has cleared but not permanently held.
The Popular Committees are not a single unified militia but a loose network of armed groups, often local and clan-based, that have at times cooperated with and at other times rivaled Hamas. Their operatives crossing the yellow line and publicly taunting Hamas is an unusual escalation of intra-Palestinian tensions. The extent of their coordination — if any — with Israeli forces is unclear and not suggested by available evidence. The event remains unverified by independent sources.
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