The conclusion? If you still don’t understand why Israel must aim for the complete destruction of Hamas’s military organization in Gaza, then we have achieved nothing. The lives sacrificed and the hundreds of billions invested in their destruction would be in vain.

Despite the perception that Israel is thoroughly dismantling Hamas’s military capabilities and eliminating its fighters en masse, the reality beneath the surface tells a different story.

Israeli military sources reveal that during the current fighting in Gaza against IDF brigades, Hamas has recruited thousands of new young fighters, established a new generation of field commanders who survived the Israeli war machine, and even managed to provide basic training—all under the noses of our forces.

According to these sources, the basic training program for the new recruits already incorporates lessons from the ongoing war, tailored to the new conditions of an almost entirely destroyed urban environment. Each area in Gaza presents different conditions that require varied combat tactics, which Hamas is already implementing.

Moreover, Hamas has adopted special survival tactics for its command structure in light of the extensive targeted assassinations carried out by Israel against the organization’s previous leadership, most of whom have been eliminated.

Israel continues to conduct extensive bombings in any area suspected of significant Hamas activity, but it must intensify this approach; otherwise, Hamas will maintain its spark of life and, at a more opportune moment, could thrive and pose a renewed threat to Israel, particularly to the neighboring communities.