Hamas has tried to maintain order and curb the civilians' growing opposition to the terrorist group's authority.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Wednesday that a recent airstrike killed Mohammed Sinwar, Hamas’ elusive de facto leader in Gaza, the latest in a string of assassinations that have dealt a serious blow to the group’s top brass but are yet to break its grip on power.

Sinwar was the brother of Hamas' former-leader Yahya Sinwar, who was killed in the Gaza Strip last year by Israeli troops.

They then told him that Hamas has an ‘army’ operating out of Gaza that focuses specifically on media and sending Hamas propaganda and messaging throughout America.”

Former Trump National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster discusses the conflict between Israel and Hamas and tells CNN’s Wolf Blitzer what an Iran nuclear deal could look like.

Freed Israeli hostage Omer Shem Tov revealed to CNN on Wednesday that the terrorist group Hamas, who had held him