After nearly three years of fighting, the Israeli Navy is preparing for the possibility that Hamas will attempt to infiltrate from the sea using small craft such as rowboats or paddleboats, a senior officer at the Ashdod naval base told the Rak Neto news channel. The military is closely monitoring Hamas's efforts to reestablish itself along the Gaza coastline.
The IDF Navy is preparing for a renewed maritime threat from Hamas in the Gaza Strip, nearly three years into the campaign that followed the October 7, 2023, massacre. A senior officer at the Ashdod naval base told the Rak Neto news channel that the working assumption is that despite the severe damage inflicted on the terror organization, Hamas will try to rebuild in the maritime domain. The officer noted that while Hamas can no longer deploy motorboats, it may attempt quiet infiltrations using small rowboats or paddleboats ("khaska"). The Navy is closely monitoring Hamas's reestablishment efforts along the Gaza coastline. The report, from a single source, has not been independently corroborated.
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