Hamas Uses Influx of Cash to Rebuild and Recruit More Terrorists

Israel’s military has drawn up plans for a new ground operation inside Hamas-controlled territory in Gaza, according to people briefed on the plans. Hamas is focusing on rebuilding military capabilities lost during the war, including parts of its damaged tunnel infrastructure, Arab and Israeli officials said. The U.S.-designated terrorist group also has received a new influx of cash that has helped it regularly pay salaries to its fighters again, the officials said. — Wall Street Journal

While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during his meeting with Trump last month to cooperate with efforts to advance the ceasefire, he does not believe that they will be successful in disarming Hamas and has accordingly directed the IDF to prepare for a contingency plan, the Arab diplomat says.

Israel, Hamas ready to resume war in Gaza as Trump’s peace deal stalls: report

By Gabrielle Fahmy and Anna Young

Israeli forces and Hamas are gearing up to resume deadly fighting in the Gaza Strip, with both sides accusing each other of major cease-fire violations as progress on President Trump’s peace deal stalls, according to reports.

The Israeli military has drawn up plans for new ground operations inside the coastal enclave, as the Palestinian terror group rebuilds its wartime assets lost during the conflict, including destroyed tunnel networks, the Wall Street Journal reported Saturday, citing people briefed on the matter.

The renewed intensive military operation is slated for March and would focus on Gaza City, with the aim of expanding the Israel Defense Forces’ control over the territory, according to the Times of Israel.

Meanwhile, instead of disarming as the cease-fire requires, Hamas has been rebuilding its military capabilities, Israeli and Arab officials said.

The militant group has also been replenishing its war chest — with cash hidden in underground tunnels during the war and revenue generated by taxing goods and services in Gaza.

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Israel planning new Gaza City offensive in March, but will need green-light from Trump — officials

The IDF has drawn up plans to launch renewed intensive military operations in Gaza in March, with an offensive targeting Gaza City aimed at pushing the Yellow Line ceasefire demarcation west toward the coast of the enclave, further expanding the IDF’s control of the territory, an Israeli official and an Arab diplomat told The Times of Israel.

The Arab diplomat says that the operation won’t be able to go forward without the support of the US, which is still trying to advance the fragile ceasefire reached in October 2025 to a second phase that includes Hamas’s disarmament.

While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu agreed during his meeting with Trump last month to cooperate with efforts to advance the ceasefire, he does not believe that they will be successful in disarming Hamas and has accordingly directed the IDF to prepare for a contingency plan, the Arab diplomat says.