Hamas has altered its combat strategy and is practicing ceaselessly, becoming more dangerous every day, says Rafael Hayon, a Netivot resident who warned the IDF about communications between Hamas and the Islamic Jihad in 2023. In 2023, Hayon informed Israeli security officials of military activity in the Gaza Strip after intercepting communications from Hamas and Islamic Jihad through an intelligence cell he set up inside of his home.
His listening equipment was confiscated by the IDF, which claimed that his activity endangered combat forces in the area. “As of this moment, Hamas is training non-stop, mainly underground and in places where the IDF, at least for now, is not operating,” Hayon told Maariv on Monday. “Not only is it training, it is also recruiting a large number of new people for its ranks. ”Will Hamas resume fighting?
"From what I hear, they don't yet know what will happen in terms of returning to fighting at full intensity, but right now, they don't consider it a priority,” Hayon said. “For them, the situation remains unchanged as long as they have the hostages in their hands. The leverage they have right now is the hostages. They know that this is what keeps them alive and that Israeli forces don't attack the locations [where the hostages are held]. ” (Read More )
