Retired Israeli general says Hamas fighters back to pre-war numbers

Israeli (reserve) Major-General Yitzhak Brik says Hamas has regained its pre-war strength, contradicting the Israeli army’s accounts of progress in Gaza, calling the reality on the ground “grim”.

By Matin Jamshidi

Reappearance of Hamas fighters shakes and humiliates Israel

TEHRAN - After the ceasefire went into effect on January 19, the Hamas resistance fighters openly reemerged on the streets of Gaza with military uniforms and Kalashnikov rifles. They were handing three Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Gaza City.