Anti-Hamas protests took over the Gaza Strip on Tuesday as demonstrators demanded an end to Hamas’s rule of the region and the release of the remaining Israeli hostages.
One protest took place in the northern Gaza town of Beit Lahiya, where protesters carried white flags and denounced the ruling Hamas. Another occurred in the western part of Gaza City, with residents of refugee camps demanding food participating.
A protester who filmed the events criticized Al Jazeera’s alleged absence from the demonstrations due to an alleged “no criticism of Hamas” policy.
“The people here are calling to free the ‘prisoners’ so we can remain alive,” one protester said. “Hamas is demanding our people to remain steadfast. But how can we remain steadfast when we’re dying? We’re sending a message to the entire world: We reject the rule of Hamas.”
Anti-Hamas protests in Gaza: short snippets
Here we can see hundreds of people, some holding a white flag, with the cameraman saying:
"The people here are calling to free the 'prisoners' so we can remain alive… Hamas is demanding our people to remain steadfast. But how can we… pic.twitter.com/fnt6PjVtjc
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“The people are demanding the press to cover these events!” he said. “People are demanding freedom, they’re demanding a halt to the hostilities against Gaza, they’re demanding peace and an end to this war.”
JUST IN: Anti-Hamas protesters in Gaza are chanting: "Hamas is a terrorist!". pic.twitter.com/iinxFy1kk4
— Ihab Hassan (@IhabHassane) March 25, 2025
Signs from the protests displayed phrases translated to “Stop the war,” “We are dying,” and “We refuse to be the ones who die.”
Protests against Hamas are rare in Gaza with the last notable ones occurring in 2023.
“Gazans turned out in anti-Hamas street demonstrations, braving gunfire and prison, in 2019 and again on July 30, 2023. This is the most substantial mass protest since then,” Joseph Braude, president of the Center for Peace Communications, told Fox News Digital. “It highlights Gazan aspirations to end the war by ending Hamas’ reign of terror, alongside the release of all hostages.”
“Gazans are expressing anger at Al Jazeera and global media generally for covering only Hamas, ignoring the voices of Gazan civilians,” he added. “The more attention these brave souls get, the more they can help bring change for the better to Gaza and the broader region.”
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Hamas and Israel are still discussing proposals for a new ceasefire. After a two-month ceasefire in the first phase, Israel recently started airstrikes against the region again.
Strikes across the Gaza Strip killed more than 65 Palestinians, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. The death toll in the region has risen to more than 50,000 people since the war began, per the Hamas-run ministry.
