Hamas is reportedly carrying out public executions in Gaza as it struggles to keep control over the territory, even as US President Donald Trump has vowed to disarm the group. Videos of these brutal killings have been widely shared on social media, showing Hamas clashing with armed Palestinian clans to hold on to power in the Gaza Strip after a US-brokered truce with Israel.

The video, said to be from Monday evening, showed eight men being shot dead on a street. Hamas claimed they were "collaborators and outlaws". The men appeared to have been beaten, blindfolded, and forced to kneel before being executed by gunmen wearing green headbands linked to Hamas.

The crowd watching could be heard chanting 'Allahu Akbar', which means God is greatest in Arabic.

In a statement without evidence, Hamas said the victims were "criminals and collaborators with Israel".

NDTV chose not to share the disturbing video, saying it could be distressing for viewers.

After Israeli forces withdrew from Gaza, Hamas moved fast to re-establish control, turning its focus on powerful family-based armed groups known as clans that had grown stronger during the conflict.

As the ceasefire continues, Hamas fighters have returned to the streets, confronting rival armed groups and killing those they accuse of being gangsters. This is seen as an attempt to restore order in areas where Israeli troops have pulled back. In the northern parts of Gaza, Hamas police wearing black masks have resumed patrols after Israeli troops left Gaza City.

Since taking power 18 years ago, Hamas’s police have kept a tight grip on Gaza, maintaining order but also silencing dissent. Over the past few months, they largely disappeared as Israeli airstrikes and ground operations hit Hamas-controlled zones.

In their absence, powerful local families and armed groups, including some factions opposed to Hamas and reportedly backed by Israel, took over. Many of these groups were accused of stealing humanitarian aid and selling it for profit, worsening Gaza’s food crisis.

Nahed Sheheiber, head of Gaza’s private truckers union, told the Associated Press that Hamas was now targeting those gangs.

"Those gangs looted aid and killed people under the protection of the (Israeli) occupation," he said, adding that they operated in areas where Israel had ordered residents to evacuate.

On Tuesday, President Trump said that Hamas had "taken out a couple of gangs that were very bad" and killed several of their members. "That didn’t bother me much, to be honest with you," he said.

He again called on Hamas to surrender its weapons, saying, "They will disarm, and if they don’t do so, we will disarm them, and it’ll happen quickly and perhaps violently."

Trump did not share details of how the US planned to do this but said Hamas would be given "a reasonable period of time" to comply.

Some Palestinians have welcomed the return of order after months of chaos, but the crackdown could also put the fragile truce at risk. All surviving hostages from Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack have now been released.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said repeatedly that the war will not end until Hamas is completely dismantled. Trump’s ceasefire plan also requires Hamas to give up its weapons and transfer control of Gaza to an internationally supervised body, which has not yet been formed.

Hamas has not fully agreed to these conditions, saying more talks are needed. The group has said it is ready to hand over power to other Palestinian leaders but will not allow disorder during the transition. Israeli officials remain concerned that as long as Hamas keeps its weapons, it will continue to wield influence in Gaza and could rebuild its military strength even if another authority officially takes charge.