{"id":14935,"date":"2025-02-11T20:57:16","date_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rega.news\/?p=14935"},"modified":"2025-02-11T20:57:16","modified_gmt":"2025-02-11T18:57:16","slug":"hamas-on-edge-as-idf-weighs-military-advances-road-closures-and-targeted-eliminations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-on-edge-as-idf-weighs-military-advances-road-closures-and-targeted-eliminations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas on Edge as IDF Weighs Military Advances, Road Closures and Targeted Eliminations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Following Hamas\u2019 announcement to delay the return of hostages this coming Saturday and the indefinite suspension of the hostage deal, on Tuesday evening sources within Hamas told the Saudi newspaper <em>Asharq Al-Awsat<\/em> that the intelligence branches of Hamas&#8217; military wing and senior leadership have directed all senior officials to refrain from using mobile phones.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, Hamas officials are primarily concerned about targeted eliminations by Israeli forces, especially following the renewed presence of Israeli aircraft over Gaza, which they claim constitutes a violation of the agreement.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14937\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14937\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-18-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14937\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-18-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-18-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-18-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/2-18.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14937\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Destruction in Gaza | Photo: Oren Cohen\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>Speculations and Growing Concern<\/strong><br \/>\nTensions continue to rise in Gaza as local sources from Palestinian factions speculate on Israel\u2019s potential next steps. Among the scenarios Hamas is preparing for are Israeli strikes on new targets collected in its updated intel bank; such as vehicles used in Hamas\u2019 recent military parades, and direct assassinations of prominent terrorist operatives.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14938\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14938\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-1024x683.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" class=\"size-large wp-image-14938\" srcset=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/3.jpeg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14938\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi in Netzarim Corridor | Photo: IDF Spokesperson<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Other possible Israeli actions causing tension among Hamas include: a takeover of the Netzarim Corridor, the re-entry of IDF forces into Salah al-Din Road, the establishment of buffer zones in northern Gaza (specifically in Jabalia, Shuja&#8217;iyya, Zeitoun and other key areas), and the expansion of buffer zones in central and southern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>With uncertainty growing, Hamas continues to brace for further escalation, anticipating Israeli military action in response to its recent violations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As Hamas&#8217; concern grows about the IDF\u2019s response to its violation of the hostage deal, senior leadership has instructed high-ranking officials to avoid using mobile phones, fearing potential precision assassinations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":14936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[1477,2337,1475],"class_list":["post-14935","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-hamas","tag-hostage-deal","tag-idf"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.7 (Yoast SEO v24.7) - 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