Violent clashes between Hamas militants and the Doghmush clan in Gaza killed dozens Sunday, just before expected hostage releases.
Dozens have been killed in Gaza during violent fighting Sunday and within hours of the expected release of hostages in the war-torn region, according to local reports.
The clashes between local militias also came ahead of a televised address in which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the imminent hostage release «the beginning of a new path.»
The Israeli president had cautioned, «The campaign is not over. There are still very great security challenges ahead of us.»
Locals said gunfire had sent families fleeing in panic.
«This time people weren’t fleeing Israeli attacks. They were running from their own people», one witness told the BBC.
According to reports via Israeli outlet Ynet, the violence erupted when Hamas militants raided the neighborhood of Sabra in Gaza City, home to a clan called Doghmush, also known as the Al Doghmush family militia.
