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Hamas Terrorists Have Stopped Dressing as Women. They'll Soon Have to Start Again

(Telegraph-UK) Col. Richard Kemp - Until Sunday, the survivors of Hamas's terror army were skulking inside what's left of their tunnel network, hiding in civilian houses, mosques, schools and hospitals or embedding themselves into humanitarian areas on the coast. They disguised themselves as civilians, sometimes dressed as women and journalists and never daring to openly carry weapons above ground. Today they are out on the streets of Gaza proudly wearing their green bandanas and combat uniforms while flaunting assault rifles and rocket launchers. Since the ceasefire was agreed, the terrorist leaders have been renewing their vows to kill more Jews and launch repeated Oct. 7-style massacres. Meanwhile, hordes of Gazan civilians have flooded into the streets, mostly healthy in appearance, well dressed, and many visibly over-fed. A far cry from the picture Hamas, the UN, human rights groups and so much of the media have painted for the last 15 months: of disease and famine at the hands of the Israelis. These "innocent" civilians have been screaming themselves hoarse with an Arabic rallying cry calling for the slaughter of Jews. The fight will certainly have to be resumed. It is for Jerusalem to calibrate when and how that is done. Into that equation will also have to be factored wider strategic imperatives, not least a potential strike on Iran's nuclear program, which now becomes a more realistic proposition with Donald Trump back in the White House. The writer, a former commander of British forces in Afghanistan, was chairman of the UK's national crisis management committee, COBRA.
2025-01-21 00:00:00
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