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Titolo: Intelligence sources believe Hamas damaged

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Although Hamas leadership in Damascus calling for blood, Gaza
leadership demonstrates reduced capabilties, says intelligence chief.
Shin Bet chief: Fewer rockets than expected, but Hamas could be saving
capabilties for last attack
Roni Sofer
Hamas is damaged, but reluctant to concede to a ceasefire,
intelligence leaders reported Sunday. The IDF's head of intelligence
and Shin Bet chief said the terror organization's capabilities have
been significantly reduced, but the organization may still launch a
harsh response.
"Hamas is crying stop. Hamas wants nothing more than to retaliate to
the blow dealt to it and make up for the lack of operational
achievements in the field. On the other hand, they don't want to wave
the white flag," Major-General Amos Yadlin said in a press
conference.
"The Hamas leadership in Damascus is isolated. Their leadership in
Gaza is paralyzed. Their military wing is evasive," Yadlin said,
explaining that organization leaders in Syria were calling for
continued fighting while local Hamas leadership wanted a compromise.
"They didn't expect our response (to rocket fire) or a ground
invasion. The reduction in rocket fire derives from a reduction in
ammunition. The ground offensive decreased Hamas capabilities. Their
operatives evade friction with our forces and prefer remote controlled
operations from a distance," he explained.
"The damage to the Philadelphi Route was a blow to Hamas' lifeline.
Hamas is moving towards a ceasefire," Yadlin added. Despite this
situation, "Hamas still has the capabilities to cause damages – both
in their war on the Israeli homefront and in fighting in Gaza," he
conceded.
Hamas using civilian infrastructure
Yadlin also demonstrated, using a number of intelligence videos, that
Hamas continued to use civilians and civilian infrastructure as a
shield.  For example, intelligence photographs showed a booby-trapped
school, with explosives in every classroom.
In a similar indictment of Hamas' egregious treatment of Gaza
civilians, Cabinet Secretary Oved Yehezkel made mention of Hamas'
looting of humanitarian trucks, saying that the aid was being stored
in Hamas warehouses and distributed selectively only to Hamas members.
Shin Bet Chief Yuval Diskin noted both of these phenomena. But, he
said, Gaza citizens may have begun to protest. "There is clear
evidence of Gaza residents refusing to have rocket launchers placed
next to their homes.
This, as well as the deliberate execution of Fatah operatives under
the cover of fire, suggests that Gaza residents are beginning to
rethink their leadership. "Hamas is the target of criticism that they
caused a tragedy in Gaza," he said.
Part of the reason for looting and civilian distress, Diskin said, was
the result of Hamas' difficulty in getting aid from its usual allies.
While, "there are efforts by Iran, Syria, and Hizbullah to create a
chokehold on Israel, Hamas is trying to get aid from these entities,
but isn't receiving it."
'Fewer rockets than expected'
This lack of aid is also manifested in fewer military supplies.  The
Shin Bet chief noted at the press conference that Hamas was lobbing
fewer rockets than expected, despite having launched 500 rockets and
200 mortars since the beginning of Operation Cast Lead.
The Shin Bet was expected between 100 to 200 rockets to be launched
per day, "but on the heaviest day of rocket fire, only 70 rockets were
fired. In recent days, some 20 rockets and five mortars were fired,"
Diskin said.
"Hamas is suffering from heavy casualties, damage to warehouses, and
damage to transportation capabilities, both of goods and operatives,"
he said. "Hamas' smuggling capabilities across Philadelphi were
damaged. Many of the operators of the smuggling tunnels were hurt or
fled their homes."
"Hamas is experiencing an existential threat," Diskin said. "However,
we're not deluding ourselves about Hamas' abilities to renew their
former behavior," he admitted, noting that "it's possible that they're
saving up some of their capabilities for the end of the operation."
Regarding a ceasefire, Diskin said that "Hamas tried to tempt Israel
using a de facto ceasfire, but this is not good enough for Israel.
Recent weeks have shown a clear reduction in rocket fire, which is
bearing fruit. But Hamas must understand that Israel will not accept a
cancerous outgrowth in its backyard," he said.
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 capabilties for last attack
Mi piacevano di più quando non rilasciavano comunicati.
Aspettiamo a giudicare.
Quando la polvere si sarà posata, non sarà difficile vedere se il potere 
di Hamas nella striscia e la sua capacità di riarmo sono uscite 
annientate, indebolite, inalterate o rafforzate.
Tb

 Mi piacevano di più quando non rilasciavano comunicati.
quoto. Non ho mai visto capi dei servizi segreti così ciarlieri