Israeli Channel 12 acknowledged that the Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, is still the only force in the Gaza Strip capable of ruling, 15 months after the war.
Speaking about “the next day,” the channel acknowledged Israel’s failure to achieve its goals in the war, as the objective was “not to allow Hamas to rule or return,” but “we saw yesterday it still has this ability.”
This views was expressed in referrence to scenes of the Qassam Brigades coming out among the people and handing over the Israeli female prisoners.
The TV channel concluded that there is no other force in Gaza with the same ability, which allows Hamas to return, and restricts the ability of the Israeli army to operate, according to its expression, so “Israel cannot even evade this goal now.”
In a related context, Channel 12 estimated that Israel will not resume fighting in Gaza, stressing that the Palestinian resistance can continue fighting forever, and is capable of “recruiting” individuals.
Likewise, the military affairs analyst for the Israeli newspaper Haaretz, Amos Harel, commented on the appearance of hundreds of Qassam Brigades members a few kilometers away from the place where the Israeli army forces were located, saying, “Hamas demonstrated its military strength and signs of civil rule by displaying it.”
The Israeli military correspondent for Channel 12, Lila Shoval, said that the agreement on the ceasefire in Gaza does not guarantee the achievement of the two goals that Israel has set for itself, that of eliminating Hamas and recovering the prisoners according to JO24.