IDF Chief of Staff Declares Hamas Defeated Amid Ongoing Operations
How 4 Israeli newsrooms (in Russian, Arabic, English) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
By Вести-Ynet
First reported by Alarab · 2 hours ago
What happened
IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir declared Hamas "defeated" and "beaten" during a security briefing, despite intelligence acknowledging the group's attempts to rebuild. The assessment is based on Hamas's current inability to operate effectively and significant damage to its infrastructure and leadership, though the IDF acknowledges the organization is not fully disarmed and operations will continue.
- 01IDF Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir stated Hamas is "defeated" and "beaten."
- 02Intelligence acknowledges Hamas is attempting to rebuild and remains a threat.
- 03Zamir's assessment is based on Hamas's current operational ineffectiveness.
- 04IDF controls over 64% of Gaza, limiting Hamas's weapon smuggling.
- 05Hamas has not surrendered and continues efforts to recruit and regain control.
- 06IDF operations will continue until Hamas is fully disarmed.
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