Gaza's Unprecedented Public Outcry: Thousands Protest Against Hamas

Thousands of people in the Gaza Strip took to the streets to protest chronic power outages and difficult living conditions, in a rare public display of discontent with the Hamas government. The protests, organized by an online movement called "the mocking virus," were quickly dispersed by Hamas security forces. Demonstrators criticized Hamas for the lack of electricity and gas, as well as deducting fees from stipends given to Gaza's poorest families. The closure of Gaza by Israel and Egypt has devastated the economy and led to frequent power outages.