Hamas Has Rebuilt Forces To Over 25,000 Fighters: Israeli Lawmakers – The Cradle

March 17, 2025 TheMcgwire

Hamas Has Rebuilt Forces To Over 25,000 Fighters: Israeli Lawmakers

The Knesset members have called for an urgent committee hearing with the participation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and War Minister Israel Katz, stressing Israel’s failure to meet its war goals and return Israeli captives from Gaza

A group of Israeli Knesset members (MKs) said on 16 March that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) have “restored their military strength” in Gaza and that the Israeli military has failed to achieve its war goals amid stalled ceasefire negotiations, Israeli newspaper Walla reported.

“In recent days, we have been informed that the military strength of Hamas and Islamic Jihad has been restored, such that Hamas has over 25,000 and Islamic Jihad has over 5,000 armed terrorists,” stated the Knesset members.

The MKs, including opposition members of the Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, made the claim in a petition they sent calling for an urgent committee hearing with the participation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and War Minister Israel Katz.

A committee hearing is necessary due to the “failure to achieve the war’s goals and the harm to security and national interests.”

MKs Gadi Eisenkot, Ram Ben Barak, Meir Cohen, Elazar Stern, Moshe Tor Paz, Sharon Nir, and Merv Michaeli signed the petition.

SOURCE The Cradle

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