Why Hamas can’t control arms proliferation in Gaza

Amid the uncontrollable proliferation of weapons in the Gaza Strip, human rights centers and institutions sounded the alarm, while Hamas seems unable to prevent citizens from obtaining arms.
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP - AUGUST 16: Members of the Palestinian police force of the Islamic group Hamas display automatic rifles allegedly seized from the Doghmush clan August 16, 2007 in Gaza City, Gaza. The Doghmush clan, linked along with the Army of Islam to the kidnapping of British journalist Alan Johnson, was involved in gun battles on August 14 that left two Hamas police officers dead. (Photo by Abid Katib/Getty Images)
Members of the Palestinian police force of Hamas display automatic rifles allegedly seized from the Doghmush clan, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Aug. 16, 2007. - Abid Katib/Getty Images
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Rasha Abou Jalal
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — In light of the ongoing proliferation of unauthorized weapons in Palestinian homes in the Gaza Strip, human rights centers and institutions sounded the alarm following the escalation of violence and distruption of civil peace. 

Meanwhile, the Hamas movement that rules Gaza seems unable to control the spread of weapons among civilians.

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