NATIONAL REVIEW
Hamas Is Already Violating the Peace Deal
The Editors
October 22, 2025

…The terrorist group has shown no willingness to disarm. Its fighters have moved swiftly to reestablish control over the nearly half of Gaza where there is no longer an Israeli presence. Hamas terrorists have been killing off members of rival clans, taking their weapons, and executing anybody accused of having collaborated with Israel, along with their families. A Hamas spokesman declared, “We do not need to limit ourselves to the Israeli terms and definitions related to weapons,” raising fears that that the terrorist group views the cease-fire as a mere hudna — or temporary pause in fighting — that will allow it to regroup and regain strength for a longer war against Israel.  READ MORE

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