Hamas and Israel began a ceasefire on Sunday after 15 months of a conflict that began with the terror group’s devastating attack on October 7, 2023 which sparked the war in the Gaza Strip and inflamed the Middle East.
In the days since the ceasefire: Hamas has shown itself to be deeply entrenched in Gaza despite Israel’s vow to destroy the terror group.
The territory’s Hamas-run administration has moved quickly to reimpose security measures and to begin restoring basic services to parts of the enclave, much of which has been reduced to wasteland in the fighting.
Since the start of the war, American officials have not said publicly how many fighters Washington believes Hamas has lost, only noting that the group has been significantly degraded and has likely lost thousands.
