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Shortly after a ceasefire took effect in Gaza, clashes erupted between armed groups, some backed by Israel and others loyal to Hamas, as the Islamist movement sought to reassert control over the devastated territory.

Ouattara, 83, has wielded power in the world's top cocoa producer since 2011, when the country began reasserting itself as a west African economic powerhouse.

Instead, it has cracked down on opponents to reassert its control over Gaza’s population, most of which is outside the Israeli area of control.

Whatever the terrorist group agreed to on paper, it is working hard to reassert its control in Gaza.

Judging by a steady stream of gruesome images emerging from Gaza since the ceasefire came into effect on 10 October, Hamas seems intent on reasserting its authority.