With Trump's blessing, Israel has Hamas terrorists on back foot: 'Operating in survival mode'

After ceasefire talks collapsed, the IDF launched a renewed campaign aimed not just at dismantling Hamas's military capabilities but its governing structure.

"We’ve been fighting them for 10 days," said Maj. Gen. Yaakov Amidror (res.), former Israeli national security advisor. "All they’ve managed to do is fire seven rockets. That tells you how much damage we’ve inflicted already." Efrat Lachter is an investigative reporter and war correspondent. Her work has taken her to 40 countries, including Ukraine, Russia, Iraq, Syria, Sudan, and Afghanistan. She is a recipient of the 2024 Knight-Wallace Fellowship for Journalism. Lachter can be followed on X @efratlachter.

A senior Israeli security official told Fox News Digital: "We seized weapons caches, labs, and command centers. Hamas today is not functioning like an army. It’s a dangerous terror group, but it’s not what it was on October 7."