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Are officials exaggerating Hamas threat to impact elections, push for new invasion? - analysis

While some reports are true, whenever certain officials wanted to reinvade or ramp up attacks on Gaza, they leaked out reports about Hamas rearming and making a major comeback.

An Israeli tank patrols inside the Gaza Strip, as seen from the Israeli side of the border, June 21, 2026.
Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.

Hamas using power vacuum to regain control of Gaza, security establishment fears

IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir salutes as he stands with the family of fallen soldier Lt. Hadar Goldin at his funeral in Kfar Saba Military Cemetery, November 11, 2025.

After 11 years, Hadar Goldin's family marks Remembrance Day with closure

Empty UNRWA and World Food Program trucks head to the Kerem Shalom crossing to collect limited humanitarian aid and fuel, in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, July 24, 2025

COGAT discovers motor oil hidden inside UN's humanitarian aid to Gaza in smuggling attempt


Hamas intends to use bulldozers to bury hostage remains, not recover them, Israel suspects - KAN

According to KAN, Israeli officials were notified of Hamas's actions in the video as they happened.

Palestinian gunmen walk as heavy machinery operates at a site where searches for deceased hostages kidnapped by Hamas during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel are underway amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, October 19, 2025.

Israel considering capture of Hamas-controlled Gaza territory in response to ceasefire breach

Discussions with the United States are currently underway to determine the scope of the expansion into Gaza.

An Israeli soldier stands near military vehicles, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, at the Israel-Gaza border in southern Israel October 12, 2025.

IDF carries out 'powerful strikes' in Gaza following Hamas ceasefire breach, PMO confirms

Prime Minister Netanyahu immediately ordered the strikes after a security assessment with defense officials.

IDF troops operate in the Gaza Strip on September 27, 2025.

Egypt should not lead Gaza’s multinational force - opinion

There is a need to screen soldiers to prevent another corrupt organization like UNRWA.

EGYPTIAN PRESIDENT Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (left), European Council President António Costa, and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pose during the first-ever EU-Egypt summit, in Brussels in October 2025.

Katz calls on IDF to 'hold Hamas leaders responsible'

“Every Hamas terrorist located beyond the yellow line in territory under Israeli control must evacuate immediately,” Katz said.

Defense Minister Israel Katz attends the state ceremony marking 52 years since the Yom Kippur War, held at the military cemetery at Jerusalem's Mount Herzl, on October 5, 2025.

Under US pressure, Netanyahu says Gaza crossings will reopen for aid when Hamas bombing ceases

The entry of humanitarian aid trucks will resume when the "bombings conclude," Netanyahu's office stated after initially saying it would cease until further notice.

The Israeli security cabinet meets to discuss the full military takeover of the Gaza Strip.

Gaza's Rafah border crossing to remain closed, Netanyahu insists after Palestinian announcement

"Its reopening will be considered based on how Hamas fulfills its part in returning the hostages’ remains and implementing the agreed-upon framework," the Prime Minister's Office explained.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visits Israeli forces in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, July 18, 2024

IDF strikes terrorists emerging from terror tunnels in Gaza amid ceasefire

The troops are deployed in the area in accordance with the ceasefire agreement, the military added.

Israeli soldiers walk out from a tunnel underneath the European Hospital in Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip, June 8, 2025.

Israel reopens Rafah crossing after Hamas returns hostage remains, aid entering at normal levels

The initial decision to close the crossing came as a punitive response to Hamas not upholding its side of the ceasefire and hostage deal.

Trucks carrying aid bound for Gaza cross the border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, after a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza went into effect, in Rafah, Egypt, October 12, 2025.

Hamas carries out wave of Gaza killings, casting doubt on disarmament demand

Hamas has killed at least 32 people since the beginning of the ceasefire.

Gunmen stand guard at the funeral of Marwan Issa, a senior Hamas deputy military commander who was killed in an Israeli airstrike during the conflict between Israel and Hamas, amid a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, in the central Gaza Strip, February 7, 2025.