Many Gazans on social media expressed solidarity with the "We Want to Live" campaign, voicing  harsh criticism against Hamas and calling for its removal from power.

Instead Of "Change And Reform" We Got Poverty, Unemployment And Migration From Gaza

Many social media users held Hamas responsible for the drowning of the migrants and for the dire  economic and social situation in Gaza. 

User Yousef Atef wrote: "The slogan [of the Hamas candidates in the 2006 PA parliamentary elections] was 'Change and Reform,' [but in practice we got] suicides, poverty, unemployment, theft, killing, addiction, [high] living costs, and migration of young people…"

User Mahmoud Al-Faqa'awi wrote: "O divine [Hamas] leader, when you have fish for dinner, remember that those fish had our [drowned] sons for dinner."

The Young People Of Gaza Drown While The Hamas Official's Son Stays In Fancy Hotels

Other posts accused Hamas of hypocrisy and corruption, saying it purports to be pious yet allows its officials to grow rich at the expense of the people. User Raed Mohsen wrote: "The young people of Gaza: one of them vacations in Sharm Al-Sheikh hotels, while the other dies in the Aegean sea."

User Muhammad 'Abed wrote: "Anas Abu Rajila [one of the drowned migrants] was eaten by the fish of the sea, [while] the people of Gaza, two million souls, are being eaten by the whales of the land [i.e., Hamas leaders], who do not fear Allah, [but] trade in the religion and suck [our] blood. Allah have mercy upon you, Anas, upon Abu Adham [who also drowned] and upon [all] the martyrs [seeking] bread to eat. #WeWantToLiveYouSonsOfDogs"

Picture: Thousands attend the funeral of Anas Abu Rajila, one of the young men who drowned while trying to migrate from Gaza (Souce: Safa.ps, November 14, 2021)