"From what I hear: Hamas don't yet know what will happen in terms of returning to fighting at full intensity but right now, they don't consider it a priority”
1. For them, the situation remains unchanged as long as they have the hostages in their hands 2. The leverage they have right now is the hostages 3. They know that this is what keeps them alive and that Israeli forces don't attack the locations [where the hostages are held]
Hayon claims that the terrorist organization’s mode of operation has been drastically altered
Quote
"What has changed with Hamas is that they used to fight above ground and now they only fight underground They are hardly exposed”
Hayon stated,
Quote
“Today, they ask every fighter to have a camera on them to record and broadcast everything in real-time
They smuggle weapons on a daily basis in ways that the IDF cannot detect”