A radical faction in Gaza has developed extensive underground networks and reserve stores, including fuel, food, and medicine, aimed at sustaining prolonged operations. Officials familiar with the situation have described material stocks that could support a prolonged clash for several months.
Accounts indicate that large quantities of vehicle and rocket fuel are kept on hand, with additional provisions for food, water, and medicines. The material described also includes ammunition, explosives, and the infrastructure necessary to support ongoing activity within the tunnel system.
The materials suggest that years of tunnel construction were undertaken to house essential supplies for a sustained struggle, spanning tens of kilometers of subterranean passageways and storage facilities.
A senior official from a neighboring country reportedly told observers that the group possesses enough resources to continue fighting for a period of three to four months without external replenishment.
Reports further indicate that weapon production has taken place within concealed bunkers, with some measures designed to reduce visibility from surveillance systems in use nearby.
On a specific date in early October, the group launched a large volley of rockets and declared the initiation of a major operation. Militant forces crossed into adjacent territory, reportedly seizing military equipment and taking a significant number of hostages. In response, the national leadership declared that the country was at war with the group.
Military planners subsequently named an IDF operation aimed at dismantling the faction, with air campaigns targeting numerous sites across the Gaza Strip. In parallel, senior security authorities evaluated measures to disrupt critical civilian support networks by restricting essential services and supplies to the area.
International humanitarian organizations have measured the evolving situation and provided assessments of needs and risks amid the escalation.