Israel prepares a new invasion of the Gaza Strip to forcibly disarm Hamas if it does not hand over its weapons

Four months after the entry into force of the cease-fire promoted by the Trump Administration, the question of the demilitarization of Gaza, central element of the so-called second phase that should give way to the establishment of a technocratic Government without a trace of Hamas.

The Government of Netanyahu is increasingly convinced that dismantling Hamas will be impossible without a new IDF intervention in the Strip. A conviction that is also shared by the Hebrew State Army, certain that the terrorist group will not do it of its own will.

For this reason, the IDF Southern Command has been developing plans in recent weeks for a series of possible operations in the Strip in case Netanyahu’s Executive orders the military to disarm Hamas, according to reports The Times of Israel.

As advantage in a hypothetical new offensive in the Strip, andThe Israeli Army would have a ‘free hand’ for the first time since the October 7 attacks as there are no longer any hostages, neither alive nor dead, in the Palestinian enclave.

If hostilities resume, the Fighting could be more intense and more widespread than on previous occasions, extending into areas of Gaza where Israeli troops did not set foot in the more than two years of war, including Deir al-Balah in the center of the Strip and the Mawasi area on the southern coast.

The IDF They did not operate in those areas primarily due to the potential risk to hostages.as well as the large concentration of Palestinians there following Israeli evacuation orders from other areas of the Strip.

Trump, the only obstacle

He only obstacle for the resumption of the Israeli offensive lies at this moment in lto resistance from the Trump Government. So far, the Republican has made the ceasefire in Gaza a central element of his Peace Board initiative.

However, the American president himself He already warned in October that he would allow his ally Netanyahu to resume fighting in Gaza if Hamas did not comply with the terms of the agreement to return all the hostages.

However, after the return of all the remaining live hostages and the delivery of the bodies of the deceased, Trump has not yet clarified whether he maintains this position and would allow Tel Aviv to launch a large-scale offensive against Hamas.

Both the Israeli prime minister and Trump have insisted that the terrorist group must lay down its arms in the near future. Specifically, the Republican has repeatedly threatened Hamas with “hell” if it does not lay down its weapons, without it having shown any willingness to do so.

Israel further believes that if it does not act, the Palestinian terrorist group will remain in power in the Strip and will attempt to rebuild its military strength while reinforcing its control over the areas under its control.

The Israeli Army declared this month that, since the beginning of the ceasefire, Hamas has violated the agreement on several occasions and has focused its efforts on restoring its military capacity.