A new analysis assesses that Hamas has largely vanished from the battlefield to recover from war wounds and focus on controlling the Gazan population. The group is holding its fire even as other actors attack Israel, but experts cited in the piece warn the situation remains unstable and the quiet may be temporary.
This morning, a major Israeli media outlet published an analysis piece examining Hamas's current posture in the war. According to the report, the terror group is 'depleted but dangerous' — it has largely disappeared from active combat to recover from severe losses, while concentrating on maintaining its grip on the civilian population in Gaza. Experts quoted in the piece warn that Hamas's decision to hold its fire does not signal a strategic shift or weakness; rather, the group may be biding its time. The analysis notes that while other fronts have seen active attacks on Israel, Hamas has stayed quiet, but assessments suggest the quiet is unlikely to persist.
As The Zioneer has previously reported, Hamas remains active in internal repression — a recent UN report documented the group executing and torturing Palestinians in Gaza. US intelligence similarly warned of a possible surprise Iranian attack on Israel, underscoring that the regional threat picture remains multilayered even as Hamas curtails its own offensive operations. The analysis marks a rare moment of open-source assessment of Hamas's strategic calculus since its battlefield degradation began.
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