{"id":18381,"date":"2025-03-31T11:25:00","date_gmt":"2025-03-31T08:25:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/?p=18381"},"modified":"2025-03-31T10:45:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-31T07:45:13","slug":"hamas-faces-leadership-crisis-amid-continued-israeli-pressure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/hamas-faces-leadership-crisis-amid-continued-israeli-pressure\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas Faces Leadership Crisis Amid Continued Israeli Pressure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Senior Hamas officials have reportedly acknowledged that the group is facing mounting difficulties in governing the Gaza Strip, as ongoing Israeli military operations continue to target its leadership. Speaking to the Saudi newspaper <em>Asharq Al-Awsat<\/em>, sources within Hamas confirmed that most of the organization\u2019s senior figures\u2014both political and military\u2014have gone into hiding, at least until a new ceasefire is reached.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ceasefire Seen as Key to Regaining Control<br \/>\n<\/strong>According to these officials, the current wave of Israeli strikes, which have targeted government buildings, homes, and top commanders, has forced Hamas to scale back its activities. They stated that a ceasefire would allow the group to reassert control over the Strip and resume its governance\u2014until a broader political arrangement defines the region\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Israel: Hamas Will Not Govern Gaza Again<br \/>\n<\/strong>Israel has reiterated that Hamas will not be allowed any role in future governance of Gaza. At the start of Sunday\u2019s cabinet meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu declared:<br \/>\n\u201cHamas will lay down its weapons. Its leaders will be allowed to leave. We will secure Gaza and implement the Trump Plan\u2014the voluntary emigration initiative. That\u2019s the plan. We\u2019re not hiding it and are ready to discuss it at any time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wave of Targeted Strikes on Hamas Leadership<br \/>\n<\/strong>In recent weeks, the IDF has eliminated multiple high-ranking Hamas operatives. Among those targeted: spokesperson Abd al-Latif al-Qanou; Ashraf al-Gharbawi, head of military intelligence for the al-Qassam Brigades; and Ahmad Alkayali, who oversaw Hamas\u2019s internal intelligence coordination. Five members of the group\u2019s political bureau and several other senior officials have also been killed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite increased security measures, Hamas has struggled to shield its leadership. Palestinian sources told <em>Asharq Al-Awsat<\/em> that the group has established \u201crevolutionary courts\u201d to interrogate suspected collaborators, with some reportedly executed. Still, Israeli strikes continue\u2014driven by what appears to be highly precise intelligence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>IDF Widens Ground Operations in Southern Gaza<br \/>\n<\/strong>Over the weekend, the IDF expanded its ground operations in southern Gaza, striking dozens of terrorist targets in Rafah\u2019s al-Janina neighborhood to enlarge the security buffer zone.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"\u05e6\u05d4\u201d\u05dc \u05de\u05e8\u05d7\u05d9\u05d1 \u05d0\u05ea \u05d4\u05e4\u05e2\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05ea \u05d4\u05e7\u05e8\u05e7\u05e2\u05d9\u05ea \u05d1\u05d3\u05e8\u05d5\u05dd \u05e8\u05e6\u05d5\u05e2\u05ea \u05e2\u05d6\u05d4 |(\u05e6\u05d9\u05dc\u05d5\u05dd: \u05d3\u05d5\u05d1\u05e8 \u05e6\u05d4&quot;\u05dc)\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6KGbdGvIi9c?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1&#038;origin=https:\/\/reganews.co.il\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Working closely with the Shin Bet, the IDF also launched airstrikes on Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad assets throughout Gaza. Destroyed targets included weapons caches, rocket launchers, military compounds, and additional terror infrastructure. Several terrorists were killed in the strikes, some of whom had been involved in launching mortar attacks toward Israeli territory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hamas is struggling to govern, as its members have become prime targets for Israeli strikes. 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