Gazans openly challenging Hamas are preparing for what organizers describe as a grassroots “revolution,” as violence continues to escalate across the Gaza Strip.
A Facebook page reportedly launched by Palestinians living outside Gaza is urging a large-scale uprising in the battered enclave, calling on residents to take to the streets on June 26 in protest against nearly two years of bloodshed and killings, The Telegraph reported.
“No revolutionary perishes, nor does a revolution die when it rises to establish justice and vanquish falsehood,” the page, titled June 26 Revolution, declared.
“Weapons are of no avail, and terror is futile; you shall not break our spirits nor sap our resolve. We are coming – today or the day after – while you are destined to fall and vanish, gathering together in the depths and darkness of hell.”
The page, which has attracted dozens of supportive messages, calls on Hamas and other authorities in Gaza to put the lives of ordinary civilians ahead of their own interests.
Rami Haroon, a Gaza resident backing the effort, told The Telegraph that the campaign is meant to show that “the equation is changed” and that “these silent people have decided to speak up,” despite the dangers involved.
“They are shouting, venting their anger, and conveying a message to everyone: Enough… enough with the recklessness and the trading of our lives and our future,” he said.
“Anyone who wants to rule Gaza from now on must understand one thing: the people of Gaza can no longer be fooled by a few words about patriotism, nor by a verse or a hadith used to justify failure.
“The people of Gaza want to live; they want dignity, safety, and a future. They want a life without gambles and without adolescent adventures that they pay the price for every single time. I support any peaceful movement that calls for an end to all this absurdity.”
A United Nations report released this week revealed that Hamas terrorists and police units in Gaza have beaten, maimed, and publicly executed dozens of Palestinians over the last two years.
The report found at least seven Palestinians were killed and 832 were injured in 2025 – a 130% jump from 2024 – with the deadly trend continuing daily in 2026.
“The Commission is gravely alarmed by the severity and public nature of Hamas’ punitive measures in Gaza, which inflict profound trauma on an already severely traumatized civilian population,” said UN Human Rights Council commission chair Srinivasan Muralidhar.
“Any future framework for peace and stability in Gaza must include a clear and enforceable commitment to accountability.”
