Throughout its war against Israel in Gaza, Hamas has refrained from publishing the names of its slain operatives, according to a report published Tuesday that delved into the terror group’s intimidation campaign aimed at barring Gazans from any mention of such fatalities.

The report, published by the Haaretz daily newspaper, stated that despite no formal ban having been implemented that would prevent Gazans from sharing the names of terror operatives killed by Israeli troops, an unwritten rule upheld in the Palestinian enclave prevents them from doing so.

Citing unnamed residents of the Gaza Strip, the report stated that the unofficial rule is implemented to such a degree that even family members of slain operatives will refrain from public mourning.

“There is fear to talk publicly about Hamas operatives, including operatives who have been killed,” one Gaza resident told Haaretz, explaining that there was fear of being branded a “traitor” or “collaborator” and of being harassed by the terror group.