Hillel Bitton Rosen, a prominent security commentator, assessed Tuesday that Hamas remains the strongest and dominant force in the Gaza Strip, with the number of operatives and scope of terrorist infrastructure comparable to the eve of the October 7 massacre. He characterized the challenge as complex and urged an aggressive approach.
Hillel Bitton Rosen, a senior security commentator affiliated with Channel 14, issued a stark assessment Tuesday afternoon about the situation in the Gaza Strip. According to his remarks, Hamas has retained its strength and control over the Strip, with both its manpower and terror infrastructure at levels similar to those seen on the eve of the October 7, 2023 attack. Rosen urged that Israel must confront this challenge aggressively.
This assessment marks a notable continuity and deepening of Rosen's recent statements: in recent weeks, he has reported on security establishment plans to consolidate control over 70% of Gaza while prioritizing the elimination of October 7 perpetrators (as The Zioneer reported on June 23), and earlier assessed that a strike on Iran appears distant but vigilance is maintained (June 16). The new statement is the first in his commentary cycle to directly describe Hamas's current operational strength as comparable to its pre-war state.
The assessment is a comment and analysis from an influential Israeli media figure, not an official IDF or government statement. It has not been corroborated by official sources or other independent reports at this time, and remains a developing perspective within the Israeli security discourse.
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