Overview
- Last week senior officers from the IDF Intelligence Directorate and Southern Command told Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir that Hamas is rebuilding its military capacity and preparing for another round of fighting.
- The officers said Hamas is manufacturing hundreds of explosive devices and anti‑tank missiles each month, launching aggressive recruitment of 18–22‑year‑olds, and resuming training for its elite Nukhba unit.
- The same briefings warned that Hamas is restoring tunnel networks and trying to smuggle drones and advanced communications equipment through the Sinai Peninsula.
- The IDF has urged renewed military operations but U.S. officials oppose restarting combat to protect the current agreement and to continue work on President Trump's peace plan.
- A June 10 meeting in Moscow between a Hamas delegation led by Mousa Abu Marzouk and Russian officials focused on Clause 8 on weapons removal, with Hamas signaling conditional acceptance that demands strict implementation guarantees and coordination.