Gaza’s resistance security claims it neutralised suspected collaborator cells

A security officer in the Rad’a Force, the field wing of the Resistance Security in the Gaza Strip, said on Thursday that specialised units had, over the past week, neutralised a number of members of what he described as collaborator gangs.

The officer said investigations with those detained had revealed that individuals with extremist “takfiri” views had joined the groups as part of a plan aimed at destabilising the internal front and serving hostile agendas.

He stressed the need for coordinated official and public efforts to confront what he termed the phenomenon of collaboration.

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The officer also called for cooperation with the security authorities and for reporting any suspicious activity, in order to protect the community and strengthen internal security.

Since 7th October 2023, Israeli forces — with what Palestinian officials describe as US and European backing — have been carrying out a military campaign in the Gaza Strip. Palestinian authorities characterise the campaign as genocide, saying it has involved killings, starvation, widespread destruction, displacement and arrests, despite international calls and orders from the International Court of Justice to halt the offensive.

According to Palestinian figures, more than 242,000 people have been killed or injured, most of them women and children, with more than 11,000 reported missing. Hundreds of thousands have been displaced, and famine conditions have claimed further lives, particularly among children. Large parts of the territory’s cities and neighbourhoods have also been destroyed.

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