A military source who toured Gaza schools with the IDF's 162nd Division said Hamas's foundational ideology is violent resistance and that any agreement to disarm would be a tactical deception to rebuild its military wing. The account reinforces long-standing skepticism about Hamas's willingness to demilitarize.
A military source who toured schools in the Gaza Strip with the IDF's 162nd Division provided a firsthand account of Hamas's educational system, describing it as fundamentally based on violent resistance to Israel. The source stated that any agreement by Hamas to disarm would be a tactical deception aimed at rebuilding its military capabilities. The assessment aligns with prior intelligence warnings reported by The Zioneer in June, which detailed Hamas's active rearmament and recruitment of new fighters. The statement comes as diplomatic efforts continue over the Trump Gaza framework, with Hamas having reportedly agreed to the plan's clauses while still insisting that its weapons remain 'legitimate resistance tools' and rejecting any disarmament before full Israeli withdrawal. The source's account underscores the challenge of achieving verifiable demilitarization in Gaza.
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