Hamas moves weapons to schools and hospitals and plans attacks on IDF

Three years after the massacre on October 7, Hamas continues to control the Gaza Strip, is moving weapons from tunnels to schools and hospitals and is examining offensive attacks against IDF bases in the strip and attempts to kidnap soldiers, according to reports.

According to reports, Israeli and Palestinian sources testified to growing Hamas readiness to return to active combat. The working assumption in the strip is that Israel will be given an American green light to resume fighting after midterm elections in the United States, and Hamas is pushing to be the first to open an offensive.

In recent weeks, increased Hamas activity has been observed in transferring weapons from within tunnels above ground, mainly to schools and hospitals in the strip. According to reports, Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis serves as the organization's central headquarters and interrogation facility, and Palestinians testify that Hamas restricted the hours of patient activity at the medical facility to allow its operatives to function.

The preparations are also evident in ammunition prices: the price of an M16 round, which stood at 30 shekels a month ago, reached 70 shekels following massive purchases by terror organization members. According to reports, Hamas is buying weapons and ammunition and distributing them to its operatives and Gaza civilians identified with it.

According to reports, Hamas has resumed digging tunnels throughout the strip using improvised means. Security officials explain that the organization sees underground spaces as its most important operational tool, and according to them 'digging right now is mainly as a defensive tool.' Hostage survivors who returned from the strip testified that Hamas is planning the next massacre.