Hamza Howidy

Hamza Howidy is a Palestinian from Gaza City. He was born in the late 1990s and is one of six children. Hamza witnessed the rise of Hamas and its takeover of the Gaza Strip, which began with promises of change and reform but quickly turned into oppression, terrorization, and silencing dissent through violence, character assassination, and imprisonment. As a student at the Islamic University of Gaza, Hamza observed how Hamas manipulated elections for student councils and clubs to favor its members while suppressing freedom of speech. He also saw how the quality of life in Gaza deteriorated under Hamas's rule due to economic collapse, increasing taxes on necessities, limited job permits and electricity, a widening wealth gap between the elite who belonged to Hamas and the rest of the population living in dire poverty, and public sector jobs being limited to Hamas members. In 2019, Hamza joined forces with others to form a protest called

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This author has a poor reputation for journalistic standards and is not considered a reliable news source.

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  • despite the fact that Hamas has effectively kidnapped the Gaza strip and all its inhabitants and routinely terrorizes them, these crimes are never reported by Arabic media or western media, nor by global human rights organizations
  • Hamas has effectively kidnapped the Gaza strip and all its inhabitants and routinely terrorizes them

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Recent Articles

Growing Dissent in Gaza: Hamas Faces Public Criticism and Chaos Amidst Weakened Control

Growing Dissent in Gaza: Hamas Faces Public Criticism and Chaos Amidst Weakened Control

Broke On: Sunday, 30 June 2024 Gaza residents publicly criticize Hamas leadership with increasing frequency and intensity, resulting in swearing and cursing in markets. Crime gangs have emerged, leading to the rise of private security companies as Hamas' control wanes. Social media also reflects this dissent.