Nearly half of Hamas' battalions in north, central Gaza rebuilt fighting power

Nearly half of Hamas' military battalions in northern and central Gaza have rebuilt some of their fighting capabilities at least once, a CNN investigation has found.

The research, covering the Palestinian group's activity until July, finds that while Israel inflicted heavy damage on Hamas, "its units have managed to reconstitute and shift to guerrilla tactics in areas of Gaza declared 'cleared' by the Israeli military", CNN journalist Allegra Goodwin posted on X.

Hamas is likely to continue regrouping and reorganising, as Israel lacks a long-term military plan and a ceasefire does not appear to be in sight, Goodwin said.

Our research, which covers Hamas’ activities up until July, shows that while Israel has dealt a heavy blow to the militant group, its units have managed to reconstitute and shift to guerrilla tactics in areas of Gaza declared “cleared” by the Israeli military pic.twitter.com/4VmcEaB4nZ

— Allegra Goodwin (@goodwinallegra) August 5, 2024