Hamas still has 20,000 fighters, access to rockets and arms, IDF says

Hamas still has 20,000 fighters, access to rockets and arms, IDF says


Hamas still has some 20,000 fighters and access to thousands of weapons, including missiles that can reach deep within the Jewish state, according to the Israeli military.

The Israel Defense Forces said that despite killing more than 22,000 Hamas militants and dismantling its hierarchy and infrastructure over the last two years, Hamas has replenished its numbers, the Times of Israel reported.

The IDF also believes that Hamas has access to thousands of small arms and hundreds of short-range rockets, with some of the missiles capable of hitting central Israel.

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The Israel Defense Forces reports that Hamas still has approximately 20,000 fighters who have access to thousands of weapons. Al-Aqsa TV/AFP via Getty Images

The IDF’s estimates also indicated that only 25% of Hamas’

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