https://sagire.online/topic/hamas/ Rolling analysis and coverage of geopolitics, energy, security and supply chains. en Thu, 05 Nov 2026 02:48:00 -0300 https://sagire.online/wire/37e769ac/https://sagire.online/wire/37e769ac/Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:23:00 -0300Former Israeli military chief Herzi Halevi said in New York on Sunday that the October 7, 2023 attack was a failure that could have been prevented, but that there was “absolutely no internal betrayal”, according to The Times of Israel.IsraelHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/b58a42f9/https://sagire.online/wire/b58a42f9/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:21:00 -0300Israel’s defense establishment is implementing an unprecedented policy in the Gaza Strip that grants immunity to mayors and senior officials in Hamas’s governmental and municipal systems, according to the Jerusalem Post. Military sources told Walla that the decision not to target the heads of local Hamas authorities stems from concern that killing them could lead to the collapse of governing institutions in Gaza and to civilian chaos that Israel would ultimately have to deal with, the paper reported.IsraelGazaHamasConflictMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/cb544d88/https://sagire.online/wire/cb544d88/Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:23:00 -0300Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot has set out four conditions for forming a new government, including recognizing Hamas as a “terrorist” organization and committing to dismantling its military and governing capabilities in Gaza, according to Middle East Eye.IsraelElectionsGazaHamasMiddle East https://sagire.online/wire/8ef5df0b/https://sagire.online/wire/8ef5df0b/Fri, 30 Oct 2026 21:24:00 -0300The Israeli military said in a statement on Friday that it killed two Hamas commanders in an airstrike on the Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip the previous day. One of the commanders was identified as Ihab Jamil Abu Taqiya, a squad commander in Hamas’ military wing, who, according to the statement, was involved in holding Israeli hostages at the beginning of the war. Xinhua reported.GazaIsraelPalestineHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/9a5db15e/https://sagire.online/wire/9a5db15e/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 18:24:00 -0300The Israeli military has carried out a new series of strikes on the Gaza Strip and says they killed four members of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, according to the army press service, as cited by TASS.IsraelGazaHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/35cea181/https://sagire.online/wire/35cea181/Sat, 24 Oct 2026 22:23:00 -0300Hamas leaders in Gaza conveyed to the UN humanitarian coordinator in the Strip, Ramiz Alakbarov, a message that the group is prepared to carry out another attack like the one of October 7, 2023, and asked for it to be delivered to Israel, according to the Times of Israel, which cites Ynet. The message was passed on to the Israeli army’s chief liaison to the Palestinians, Major General Yoram Halevy, who wrote an urgent letter to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz stating that it is an unusual threat, which had never been conveyed with that level of bluntness and directness. The excerpt of the letter was published on Saturday evening by Channel 13, according to the same outlet.GazaIsraelHamasUnited NationsConflict https://sagire.online/wire/775e8a0c/https://sagire.online/wire/775e8a0c/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 20:23:00 -0300Israel’s military launched an operation in the Hebron area expected to last several days, with systematic searches for infrastructure and weapons and the questioning of dozens of suspects, following Friday morning’s deadly Hamas attack, according to a joint statement from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency). According to the Jerusalem Post, the searches focus on the area out of which the attackers operated. Troops from the IDF, the Shin Bet, the Border Police and the Civil Administration are carrying out “targeted and thorough searches… in the area to locate and dismantle terror infrastructure and weapons, and to interrogate many dozens of suspects,” according to the Times of Israel.West BankIsraelHamasConflictHuman rights https://sagire.online/wire/596a8dd0/https://sagire.online/wire/596a8dd0/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:22:00 -0300Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it instructed security forces to immediately cordon off Hebron and prepare a full closure of the West Bank starting Friday, according to the Associated Press (AP). The order came a few hours after an attack near Hebron that injured at least five people, some critically, the agency reported. Netanyahu blamed Hamas, saying the group was “planning a major attack aimed at murdering innocent civilians.”West BankIsraelPalestineHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/c6c01af6/https://sagire.online/wire/c6c01af6/Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:23:00 -0300Senior Israeli military officials presented intelligence to their US counterparts indicating that Hamas has no intention of disarming and is instead rebuilding its forces in the Gaza Strip in preparation for possible renewed fighting, the Haaretz daily reported on Thursday, according to The Times of Israel. According to the report, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) believe Hamas will not hand over its weapons to an international body and could be disarmed only through military operations, including entering areas of Gaza not currently under Israel’s control.GazaIsraelHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/be43bde8/https://sagire.online/wire/be43bde8/Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:21:00 -0300An Israeli attack on an apartment in Gaza killed two people and injured others, according to The Associated Press. The Israeli military says it targeted a Hamas militant.GazaPalestineIsraelConflictHamas https://sagire.online/wire/6a876699/https://sagire.online/wire/6a876699/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:24:00 -0300Former US vice president Kamala Harris criticized the administration of former US president Joe Biden over its response to Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza during the 2026 Asan Memorial Lecture in Seoul on Wednesday. Harris said the United States needed to uphold its obligation to international law and that the Biden administration’s response was a failure in that regard. She also criticized the current US government, under US President Donald Trump, saying it “offers Netanyahu a blank check.”United StatesGazaPalestineIsraelHamasConflict https://sagire.online/wire/87bbc606/https://sagire.online/wire/87bbc606/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 02:21:00 -0300US officials and representatives of the Board of Peace are preparing a field survey and mapping operation in Gaza to identify locations where Hamas members would hand over weapons under Trump's 20-point plan, according to Walla, in text republished by The Jerusalem Post. Israel approved the entry into Gaza of an American company, under the Board of Peace, to identify Hamas arms handover sites, according to the public broadcaster Kan, in text republished by The Times of Israel.GazaHamasDiplomacy https://sagire.online/wire/46f81158/https://sagire.online/wire/46f81158/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:26:00 -0300The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck three Hamas weapons storage facilities, a command center and a missile launch site in the Gaza Strip, according to TASS. The IDF said advance warnings were issued to the population and precision munitions and aerial surveillance were used, according to the same source.GazaHamasIsraelConflict https://sagire.online/wire/b1c9be57/https://sagire.online/wire/b1c9be57/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 10:25:00 -0300Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas postponed legislative elections due next month until September 11, 2027 on Saturday and called a presidential poll for the same date, according to Reuters, in a text republished by The Jerusalem Post. France called on the Palestinian authorities to reverse their decision and to organize parliamentary and presidential elections throughout Palestine as soon as possible, according to the same report. Hamas endorsed Abbas's decision to postpone the Palestinian Legislative Council elections, originally scheduled for November 28, until September 11, 2027, according to The Jerusalem Post.PalestineElectionsHamasFrance https://sagire.online/wire/5f81695d/https://sagire.online/wire/5f81695d/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 18:23:00 -0300A senior Israeli security official told Walla that Hamas is showing signs of preparing for attacks against Israeli forces, according to the Jerusalem Post. Israeli intelligence had identified indications that Hamas was planning to confront IDF troops along the Yellow Line, according to the same official. Asked about the possibility of a large-scale confrontation before Israel's October 27 elections, the official assessed the likelihood as low.IsraelPalestineGazaHamasThe LevantConflict