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There is cautious optimism in Israel that the severe food shortage currently affecting the Gaza Strip may push Hamas to soften its position and show more flexibility on a deal to return the hostages.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu Visits Gaza<\/strong>
\nAmid the ongoing deadlock in negotiations over the hostages\u2019 release, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Defense Minister Israel Katz, and IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir conducted a visit to northern Gaza on Tuesday. During the visit, continued plans to intensify military operations were approved.<\/p>\n

Netanyahu reiterated that any future agreement must include both the return of the hostages and the achievement of Israel\u2019s military objectives\u2014chief among them, the elimination of Hamas.<\/p>\n

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Netanyahu in Rafah | Credit: Avi Ohayon, GPO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Demand to Dismantle Hamas\u2019 Military Capabilities<\/strong>
\nTalks with the terrorist organization are not progressing, mainly due to Hamas\u2019 insistence that any deal must include a complete ceasefire and full withdrawal of the IDF from Gaza\u2014terms that Israel flatly rejects. Israel, however, is willing to consider ending the fighting under conditions that include dismantling Hamas\u2019 military wing and expelling its leaders from the Strip. So far, Hamas has refused to show flexibility.<\/p>\n

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Humanitarian aid trucks | Photo: Abed Rahim Khatib\/Flash90<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Cautious Optimism<\/strong>
\nDespite the significant gaps between the sides, senior Israeli officials express cautious optimism that a breakthrough may be possible in the coming weeks. This assessment is based on the worsening humanitarian conditions in Gaza, where food supplies are running low and market prices are soaring.<\/p>\n

Israeli estimates indicate that Gaza\u2019s food stockpiles may last no more than two months. Officials believe that once the food runs out, Hamas will be forced to reconsider its position under internal pressure\u2014similar to the last-minute deal struck previously.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Against the backdrop of stalled talks with Hamas, Israel believes the worsening food crisis could lead to greater flexibility.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":19801,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[77,6],"tags":[2210,4240,4239,1476,1477,1482,2047,1475,4238,4241],"class_list":["post-19798","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-idf","category-security","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-ceasefire-talks","tag-food-crisis","tag-gaza","tag-hamas","tag-hostages","tag-humanitarian-aid","tag-idf","tag-israel-negotiations","tag-military-pressure"],"yoast_head":"\nIsrael Sees Potential Shift in Hamas as Supplies Dwindle in Gaza - REGA news<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Israel Sees Potential Shift in Hamas as Supplies Dwindle in Gaza\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Against the backdrop of stalled talks with Hamas, Israel believes the worsening food crisis could lead to greater flexibility.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"REGA news\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-04-16T07:22:43+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/food1.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"768\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"By Rega News Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"By Rega News Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/3f9b86ab4cc807acf1c0839b1f1ac2ce\"},\"headline\":\"Israel Sees Potential Shift in Hamas as Supplies Dwindle in Gaza\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-04-16T07:22:43+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/\"},\"wordCount\":313,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/food1.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"Benjamin Netanyahu\",\"ceasefire talks\",\"food crisis\",\"Gaza\",\"Hamas\",\"Hostages\",\"humanitarian aid\",\"IDF\",\"Israel negotiations\",\"military pressure\"],\"articleSection\":[\"IDF\",\"SECURITY\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/reganews.co.il\/en\/israel-sees-potential-shift-in-hamas-as-supplies-dwindle-in-gaza\/\",\"name\":\"Israel Sees Potential Shift in Hamas as Supplies Dwindle in Gaza - 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