After Being Decimated By Israeli Military, Hamas Turns On … Palestinian Authority

After taking heavy losses from Israeli forces, Hamas is now picking fights with the Palestinian Authority (PA) as its manpower continues to dwindle, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Gaza-based Islamic terrorist organization Hamas and the PA, which governs much of the West Bank, have been ramping up fighting over the course of December, according to the WSJ Wednesday. The renewed fighting between Hamas and the PA comes during a period of high losses and bloodshed, with Israeli authorities claiming to have killed over half of the terrorist group’s total fighters since the start of the war, along with pressures to negotiate peace by an incoming Trump administration.

The victor could determine who serves as the face of the Palestinian cause, according to the WSJ. The most recent fighting has centered around Jenin refugee camp, which has long been a center of anti-Israel activity in the West Bank.

“The goal of this operation is to restore control of the Jenin Camp from the control of outlaws, who have embittered the daily lives of citizens,” PA Brig. Gen. Anwar Rajab said Dec. 14, according to the WSJ.

The groups have been at odds before, taking part in a battle over the town of Fatah in 2007, resulting in the Hamas takeover after a PA defeat, according to the WSJ.