Hamas is Recruiting 30,000 New Fighters—No Skills Required

Recent reports indicate that Hamas is launching an aggressive recruitment drive to enlist up to 30,000 new fighters in Gaza—no combat experience or training required. According to Saudi outlet Al-Hadath, the group’s military wing is now openly mobilizing large numbers of inexperienced Palestinians as part of a shift toward guerrilla warfare, amid mounting losses in personnel, weaponry, and territory.

Sources say Hamas has lost significant stockpiles of advanced weaponry—particularly drones and long-range rockets—during sustained IDF operations. In response, the organization is reportedly working to convert leftover rocket fragments into improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to continue their asymmetric war campaign.

Meanwhile, Israeli forces are intensifying their operations across Gaza. Engineering units are systematically demolishing terror infrastructure, leveling entire streets with high-grade explosives designed to neutralize underground networks. These demolitions, coordinated with U.S.-supported airstrikes, have led to the elimination of over 400 Hamas operatives, including high-ranking battalion and company commanders.

As of this week, Israeli troops now control approximately 40% of Gaza, following 1,300 precision strikes. Ground forces have taken control of the northern containment line known as "Morag Axis," as well as strategic sectors in Rafah and Diraj al-Tuffah—areas that had remained untouched by IDF forces until now.

The recruitment surge by Hamas underscores the group’s desperation to replenish its depleted forces, as Israel tightens its grip both above and below ground.