The sources said that while Hamas has successfully recruited new members, many are young and untrained and are being used for simple security purposes.
The return of fighters to Gaza streets highlights how Israeli bombardment has failed to achieve Netanyahu’s goal or eradicating Hamas as a political force.
Israeli hostages Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev and Daniella Gilboa were freed by Hamas on Saturday, while 200 Palestinian prisoners were released, Israel said.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is planning to visit Washington next week to meet with President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter, as the leaders look to maintain the ceasefire in Gaza.
As the ceasefire-for-hostages agreement went into effect over the weekend, Hamas terrorists no longer disguised themselves as civilians and rode through the streets of Gaza in fully fueled vehicles.
Hamas is set to release four female Israeli soldiers on Saturday as part of the the ceasefire and hostage release deal it struck with Israel.
Israel and Hamas have agreed to stop the war for six weeks, but now the hard part begins for all sides.
"It is striking that Israel was not mentioned in the president's inauguration speech," a senior Hamas official told Newsweek.
U.S. President Joe Biden then touted the deal from Washington, saying the ceasefire will stay in place as long as Israel and Hamas remain at the negotiating table over a long-term truce. Biden said his administration and President-elect Donald Trump’s ...
A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas began Sunday as the Palestinian terrorist group released three hostages it held for more than a year, marking a seismic shift in the 15-month conflict driven largely by President-elect Donald Trump’s return to office in Washington and his personal push for the two sides to reach a truce.
Trump, a staunch supporter of Israel, also announced Saturday that he had directed the U.S. to release a supply of 2,000-pound bombs to Israel. Former President Joe Biden had imposed a hold due to concerns about their effects on Gaza’s civilian population.