The military censor has imposed a publication ban on a judges' recommendation to prosecutors to drop the bribery charge in an unspecified case, according to preliminary reports. Separately, senior IDF Intelligence and Southern Command officers warned the chief of staff last week that Hamas is rebuilding its military capability — producing hundreds of explosive devices and anti-tank missiles monthly, recruiting fighters, and resuming Nukhba training — and recommended resuming combat, though the US opposes renewed fighting.
The military censor imposed a publication ban Monday on a judges' recommendation that prosecutors drop the bribery charge in an undisclosed case, an initial report indicates. No further details on the case or the recommendation are currently permitted for publication.
As The Zioneer reported earlier Monday (08:37 Jerusalem), senior IDF Intelligence and Southern Command officers warned Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir last week that Hamas is actively rearming. According to Itai Blumenthal's report, the officers stated Hamas is producing hundreds of explosive devices and anti-tank missiles monthly, recruiting fighters aged 18–22, resuming training for Nukhba operatives, smuggling drones and communications gear via Sinai, and rehabilitating underground infrastructure. The IDF assesses it holds ~60% of the Strip and has recommended resuming combat, but the US administration opposes returning to war, preferring to advance the Trump administration's peace vision.
The recommendation to drop the bribery charge and the intelligence warning are distinct events; the latter continues a thread The Zioneer has tracked since June 22, when analysts first assessed Hamas was rebuilding ranks, and follows an earlier bulletin on IDF Southern Command's support for renewing operations.
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