The Israel Defense Forces’ Military Intelligence Directorate and Southern Command submitted a warning last week to Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir that Hamas’s military wing is preparing for renewed war with Israel, the Kan public broadcaster reported Sunday.

According to the unsourced report, the officers warned that Hamas has been producing hundreds of explosive devices and anti-tank missiles every month, and has been recruiting fresh fighters between the ages of 18 and 22. They said that the terror group also recently restarted training for members of its elite Nukhba force.

Hamas was also said to be rebuilding underground infrastructure across Gaza that was destroyed by the IDF over two years of war with the terror group, and is trying to smuggle drones and communication devices from Sinai, the report added.

“Hamas is strong on the ground,” the officers reportedly warned Zamir. “Nobody is threatening it, and the organization is unwilling to give up control of Gaza.”

In light of this information, the report said the IDF believes that it must restart its offensive against Hamas, but the United States is opposed to this option. Instead, it said, Washington prefers to preserve the current status quo in the Gaza Strip while continuing to advance US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative.

Trump’s plan for Gaza, endorsed by the United Nations Security Council, resulted in the establishment of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October 2025, two years after the war erupted with the Hamas-led attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

The second phase of the plan, which provides for a gradual Israeli withdrawal from Gaza, the disarmament of Hamas, and the deployment of an international security force, has yet to materialize, however.

Hamas has insisted that it should not be required to disarm........

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