A venomous snake’s nature is to be feared, and in this instance, it is a fitting metaphor for recent events involving Hamas.
In recent days, we have observed how Hamas wasted no time in undermining the newly established international peace agreement intended to bring calm to Gaza, offering a much-needed respite for both Gaza and Israel. Merely hours after the agreement, the terrorist organization launched brutal reprisals and executions.
The Center for Peace Communications, an international organization, has now reported allegations that Hamas executed several individuals, including a pregnant woman and a 5-year-old child.
The report suggests that Hamas justified these actions by accusing the child of being a spy.
It is important to note that these allegations have yet to be independently verified by either Israeli or American authorities.
The president of the Center for Peace Communications shared his thoughts on these disturbing claims:
“Yesterday Hamas executed a 5-year-old child claiming he was a ‘spy.’ When will the world ACT — and pressure Hamas to comply with Trump’s ceasefire plan?”
A brave Gazan civilian bears witness to Hamas atrocities.
WATCH: pic.twitter.com/EXZzzvv1nW
— Center for Peace Communications (@PeaceComCenter) October 17, 2025
We should note that these killings have not yet been independently confirmed by Israel or American sources.
The Center for Peace Communications’ president also had this to say:
Braude described Gaza’s reality as bifurcated. Reconstruction, he explained, could begin in the areas behind the yellow line — territory now under Israeli supervision — while fighting continues elsewhere. “This is the scenario envisioned in the 20-point plan,” he said. “Gazans opposed to Hamas, including those who have taken up arms in that struggle, can help form enclaves of self-rule that evolve into a transitional authority with international support.”
He predicted that a coalition of anti-Hamas militias, supported by air cover from Israel and possibly private contractors, will carry out the remaining ground battles. “There is no conceptual return to the pre-Oct. 7 approach,” he added.
This sounds much more like a recipe for unending civil strife within the parts of Gaza not controlled by Israel. As for the reprisals already underway, including the two horrible examples described – one wonders how a 5-year-old could possibly be a spy – Hamas’s past actions, most notably on October 7th, 2023, argue against giving them much benefit of the doubt.
