On February 1 and February 21, 2024, videos of anti-Hamas protests in the Gaza Strip were uploaded to Ahrar Gaza on Telegram. In the videos, which were filmed in Rafah, the Jabalya refugee camp, and Deir Al-Balah, protesters chanted slogans against Hamas and its leadership such as: "The people want to topple Hamas." They accused Hamas leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar of being a collaborator and a traitor, they said, "f*ck off" and called him an "ass." Protesters called to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: "Haniyeh, you ass! We want to return home!" They called on Hamas senior official Osama Hamdan to return from Lebanon.
Crowd: "Sinwar, you are a collaborator! Sinwar, you are a collaborator! Sinwar, you are a traitor! Oh Sinwar, oh Haniyeh! The people are the victims! Down with Hamas! Down with Hamas!
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"The people want a sack of flour! The people want a sack of flour!
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"F*ck off, Sinwar!
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"Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! The people want to live! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! Get out, Sinwar! The people want Gaza back! The people want Gaza back! The people want Gaza back! The people want Gaza back! The people want Gaza back! The people want Gaza back!
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"Hear, oh [Osama] Hamdan! Hear, oh Hamdan! Come home from Lebanon! Come home from Lebanon! Hear, oh Hamdan! Hear, oh Hamdan! Come home from Lebanon! Come home from Lebanon! Hear, oh Hanniyeh! Hear, oh Hanniyeh! The people are the victims! The people are the victims! Say: 'Allah Akbar!' Allah Akbar! With our souls and our blood we will redeem you, oh Gaza! With our souls and our blood we will redeem you, oh Gaza! With our souls and our blood we will redeem you, oh Gaza!"
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Protestor: "Man, half of us died from the rockets, the other half does not have to die of hunger. I do no not want hostages, I do not want war, or anything that Hamas does. We just want to live in peace, man. If [Hamas] likes that, fine, if not – then leave us alone! I say to Hamas today what Mahmoud Abbas said: 'Leave us alone!' [inaudible] All we want is to live. That's it. We want flour. Thank you! We want a sack of flour."
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Crowd: "Sinwar, you ass! Sinwar, you ass! We want to return home! We want to return home! Haniyeh, you ass! Haniyeh, you ass! We want to return home! We want to return home!
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"The people want to topple Hamas! The people want to topple Hamas! The people want to topple Hamas! The people want to topple Hamas! The people want to topple Hamas!"