Hamas military spokesman Abu Obeid said the movement had begun preparations for a large-scale attack against Israel as early as 2022. The newspaper reports this Haaretz.
According to Obeid, Hamas managed to secretly train 4.5 thousand fighters and neutralize Israeli army cells near Gaza in the past period. Precautions were also taken in the cyber field.
A representative of the movement stated that they were ready for any development, including Israel’s ground operation.
Earlier, Mahmoud Mardavi, a member of the Hamas political bureau, said that the attack on Israel was a reaction to the upcoming operation aimed at destroying the leaders of the movement. He emphasized that the operations will continue until the rights of the Palestinians are ensured under international guarantees.
7 October Hamas forces launched Several thousand rockets were launched into Israel and the launch of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood was announced. Against this background, Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir said on October 7 entry state of emergency in the country.
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announcedthat the country is at war. The IDF’s operation against Hamas was called “Iron Swords”.
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