Protests against Hamas come amid a deep humanitarian crisis in Gaza, where most infrastructure including medical facilities has been demolished. Additionally, the U.N. has decided to reduce aid operations in the strip, citing Israel's "devastating strikes" and blockade of humanitarian aid entry. Aid workers have been killed in Israeli strikes.

Hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets across northern Gaza on Tuesday in rare public protests against Hamas, calling for an end to the war with Israel and expressing mounting frustration over worsening living conditions.