Israeli estimates indicate the presence of 6,000 Hamas fighters in central and northern Gaza. Israeli estimates warned that the reduction of forces in Gaza and the absence of a force would lead to renewed Hamas military and administrative control over the Strip.

The Al-Qassam Brigades revealed in a video dated “March 7 this year” a new launcher bearing the names of the martyrs “Khairy Alqam’ and “Uday Al-Tamimi’.