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Hamas recruits 15,000 new members

News Desk || risingbd.com

Published: 19:21, 25 January 2025  
Hamas recruits 15,000 new members

Hamas has allegedly recruited between 10,000 and 15,000 new members since the war against Israel began, according to US congressional sources citing intelligence reports. 

This recruitment drive is viewed as a strategy to compensate for the group's heavy losses, despite the ongoing devastation in Gaza.

The reported recruitment figures align closely with the estimated number of Hamas fighters killed during the conflict.

Israeli assessments suggest that approximately 20,000 Hamas operatives have been neutralized since hostilities began.

However, American intelligence sources note that many of these recruits are young, poorly trained, and primarily tasked with basic security duties rather than front-line combat. 

By October 7, 2023, official US data estimated Hamas’s fighting force at 20,000 to 25,000 members.

Source: Agencies
 

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