Major Gaza clan says it considers all Hamas members legitimate targets After leader assassinated

The Doghmosh Family — a major clan in Gaza — has issued a statement declaring that all Hamas members are legitimate targets after its leader was assassinated by members of the terror group along with ten other relatives allegedly for stealing humanitarian aid and being in contact with Israel.

The statement pledges retribution against all responsible and warns Hamas fighters not to test the clan’s patience, the Times of Israel reports.

Hamas has strongly denied the accusations. There have, however, been reports in the past that the ruling terrorist group has threatened families who have had contact with Israelis.

Israel is looking for someone to lean on in the post-war settlement of the Strip. And the Doghmosh clan is a natural ally in this situation.

The family has long been associated with Fatah. When Hamas cracked down on its political rivals in 2008, some members of the clan were killed. They were tied into assassination of several Hamas officials.

But the family has also been responsible for its own terrorist attacks. For example, it was the Doghmosh who were linked to the kidnapping of British journalist Alan Graham Johnston in Gaza.