Ex-security adviser to 'Post': 'Hamas is fighting for its life' amid Iran attacks - Sarah Ben-Nun

 

by Sarah Ben-Nun

Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror explained that Hezbollah probably understands that if Israel is given the opportunity to destroy it again, it will.

 

Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameini seen over an AI image of the Iranian octopus (illustrative)

(photo credit: GROK/X/ Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS)

 

“Hamas is fighting for its life,”  Maj.-Gen. (res.) Yaakov Amidror told The Jerusalem Post Sunday.

Israel is “pushing it to the edge, it can’t function,” he added. 

He explained that Iran is the power that built Hamas to what it is today, but that Hamas must understand that Iran’s generosity can only extend so far, especially now. 

“If Iran is destroyed” in the realm of regional power, of having the ability to pull all the strings, “Hamas might shift its stance - either to continue on its suicidal stated mission, or surrender.

To the North, Amidror explained that Iran completely lost its abilities when it came to Syria, and that Hezbollah probably understands that if Israel is given the opportunity to destroy it again, it will.

Yaakov Amidror speaks at a conference of the Israeli newspaper ''Makor Rishon'', in the southern Israeli city of Sderot, March 19, 2024. (credit: Liron Moldovan/Flash90)

“They will be careful,” he explained, “they don’t have a long-term plan at all, especially since the land passage from Iran to Lebanon, through Syria, was destroyed; they are alone and there is no way for Iran to help them,” so the terrorist group will think twice about its capabilities to enter the conflict. 

Iran's influence in the West Bank 

In the West Bank, Amidror explained, “Iran has sent technical help, but doesn’t have a say in the decision-making process.”

Sarah Ben-Nun

Source: https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/defense-news/article-857819

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