Hamas has seen its popularity soar inside the Gaza Strip amid the cease-fire with Israel, with Palestinians supporting its crackdown on rampant crime — even if it results in brutal, daylight executions .

Around 51% of Gazans approve of Hamas’ performance restoring order to the Strip and facilitating the flow of humanitarian aid following months of chaos and looming famine, according to the latest poll by the West Bank-based Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research.

The results are a stark contrast to where Hamas was a year ago, with only a 39% approval rating and growing internal protests that saw Palestinians line the streets of Gaza calling for the terrorists to cede power and end the war.

“Even those who oppose Hamas, the idea of security is something people want,” Gaza

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