GAZA CITY — The leading opposition clan in the Gaza Strip is badly split over policy toward the Hamas regime.
The Dughmoush clan has been divided over whether to reconcile with the
Hamas regime. Palestinian sources said the traditional leadership has
appealed for cooperation with Hamas while the younger members have supported
the opposition Fatah movement.
On Jan. 12, a leading member of Dughmush was found shot to death, Middle East Newsline reported.
Shaaban Dughmoush was killed and his body was found in the southern Gaza
City neighborhood of Sabra.
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Palestinian sources said Dughmush worked in the Naval Police Department.
They said he was shot in the head in what appeared to be an execution.
Shaaban was identified as the brother of Zakaria Dughmoush. Zakaria has
been the commander of the Salah Eddin Brigades, the military wing of the
Popular Resistance Committees.
PRC has been a leading militia in the war against Israel. The militia
was established by Mumtaz Dughmoush, who has taken over most of the clan and
steered members toward an alliance with Fatah.
The killing of Shaaban was said to have been part of a Fatah-directed
campaign against the Hamas regime. Hours after Shaaban's body was found, a
bomb blast injured several Hamas police officers in the central Gaza Strip.
Palestinian sources said the improvised explosive device was detonated
by remote control as a Hamas police patrol drove by east of the Nusseirat
refugee camp. The Dughmoush clan was said to have been instrumental in IED
attacks against the Islamic regime.
