It works closely with Gaza’s clans and has a power base in the Gaza refugee community.

Source: https://foreignpolicy.com/2023/12/26/a-future-look-back-at-israels-war-on-hamas/

The PIJ power base, like that of Hamas, has always been in Gaza, though, again like Hamas, it has covert cells operating in the West Bank (in addition to overt political personnel).

Source: https://www.algemeiner.com/2023/06/11/operation-shield-and-arrow-may-9-13-2023/

Ultimately, he had to bend to Xi’s preference for more state control and his former power base waned in influence as Xi installed his own acolytes to powerful positions.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/china-ex-premier-li-keqiang-dead-9001377/