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Exclusive: Hamas has added up to 15,000 fighters since start of war, US figures show (www.reuters.com)

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NEW YORK, Jan 24 (Reuters) - The Palestinian militant group Hamas has recruited between 10,000 and 15,000 members since the start of its war with Israel, according to two congressional sources briefed on U.S. intelligence, suggesting the Iran-backed fighters could remain a persistent threat to Israel.

The intelligence indicates a similar number of Hamas fighters have been killed during that period, the sources said. The latest official U.S. estimates have not been previously reported.'

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[–] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 week ago

a similar number of Hamas fighters have been killed during that period, the sources said

Now call me conspiratorial if you want, but I think this messaging is actually a sneaky lie to explain why they've killed a quarter million civilians and somewhere around zero combatants.