Despite setbacks, Hamas’ grip on Gaza has never been tighter

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By KARIN LAUB and FARES AKRAM | AP

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Mon, 2019-04-01 06:15

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip: Over the weekend, Gaza’s Hamas rulers marked a year of bloody, weekly protests that have failed to break the Israeli blockade. Rocket attacks brought a wave of Israeli airstrikes and unprecedented protests broke out against the Islamic militants’ increasingly unpopular rule.
And yet Hamas’ control over Gaza is tighter than ever.

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