The Deterrent Force, affiliated with the Resistance's security forces in the Gaza Strip, announced that it is continuing its comprehensive campaign and carrying out extensive security operations in the Strip's governorates, resulting in the arrest of a large number of collaborators and outlaws.

The force added that "armed militia positions were seized, combing operations were carried out, and elements involved in the shooting and killing of displaced persons were arrested."

It also reported that some individuals involved in collaborating with an armed militia and recruiting agents during the war were arrested in the southern Gaza Strip.

The Deterrent Force continued, "Anyone proven to be involved in collaborating with the enemy or committing crimes will be referred to the judicial authorities for legal action."

Hamas hails prisoner release as national milestone for Palestine

The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas, congratulated the newly freed Palestinian prisoners and their families, describing their liberation from “Israel’s” prisons as a “bright national milestone” in the ongoing struggle for freedom and independence.

In a statement issued on Monday, Hamas said that Operation Flood of the Free represented a historic national achievement that reflects the unity of the Palestinian people and reaffirms that adherence to resistance and national rights remains the only path toward liberation, return, and the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

The movement added that the scenes of joy among the families of freed prisoners across Gaza and the occupied West Bank filled hearts and streets alike, despite the pain and wounds left by war. Hamas described this collective celebration as “a testament to the strength and resilience of our people, unbroken by the crimes of the enemy.”

Hamas stressed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his “extremist gang,” including Itamar Ben-Gvir and Bezalel Smotrich, could not “strip our people of their joy in the resistance’s achievement through the Flood of the Free, which was baptized in blood and sacrifice, shattered their arrogance, and foiled their schemes.” The statement described the event as a key milestone in the continuous journey toward full liberation.