Palestinians only had to wait a few hours to discover the peace they were promised in Gaza could sound a lot like war.

As US President Donald Trump and other world leaders were promising peace, Hamas fighters dragged seven men into a small square in Gaza City and forced them to kneel on the ground.

As civilians watched from storefronts around the square, the gunmen raised their automatic weapons and shot the men from behind. A video of the executions shows dozens of rounds being fired.

The video was reported and verified by Reuters, which cited an unnamed Hamas source who confirmed the executions took place on Monday night, local time.

There were no Israeli bombings, no tanks rolling through streets and no bulldozers tearing down Palestinian homes. The killings were not the same as the onslaught the people of Gaza have suffered over the past two years.

But they were confirmation that the fighting is not over.

One account says the men were killed for being “collaborators” with Israel. Whatever the reason, the message is the same: Hamas is reasserting its authority.

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