Within hours of Israel's withdrawal, Hamas mobilized its last viable force to fully liquidate collaborators in Gaza. Trump's Gaza peace plan is bankrupt again.
On October 10, the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire agreement officially came into effect. However, the ink on the agreement has not dried, and Hamas has moved quickly.
According to the BBC, the organization mobilized about 7,000 armed personnel within a few hours and redeployed to communities in western and central Gaza where Israeli troops evacuated.
They dressed in civilian clothes or changed into police uniforms, set up checkpoints, searched vehicles, and carried out liquidations for "collaborators". The next day (11th), Hamas announced the execution of 15 members of the Dagmarsh family on the grounds of "assisting Israel in wartime."
At the same time, Hamas appointed five military background figures with brigade-level command experience as "governors" of five regions in Gaza, fully taking over local governance.
This series of actions sends a clear signal that Hamas has no intention of leaving the stage of history, as a Hamas official told the BBC: “We will not let Gaza become a prey for militias or cooperatives.”
In a power vacuum in which Israel withdraws troops, the Palestinian National Authority (PA) has not yet taken over, and the international "stabilization force" is pending, Hamas has chosen to use an iron-fisted means to rebuild order-both to eliminate internal troubles and to declare sovereignty.
Faced with the strong return of Hamas, Israel has not relaxed its war readiness. Defense Secretary Katz publicly stated that after the ceasefire, military operations will be restarted in the name of "demilitarization" and "destroying tunnels".
He stressed that the next phase’s goals include “the complete disarmament of Hamas, the implementation of the de-militarization of Gaza, and the clearance of all ground networks.”
Israeli Chief of Staff Zamil said: "This is not a ceasefire, but a change in the position of combat."
In other words, as long as Hamas refuses to provide arms, the war will resume at any time.In fact, after the ceasefire agreement came into effect, Israeli aircraft continued to airstrike Gaza several times, destroying dozens of newly exposed Hamas bases.
The targeted intelligence is believed to come from pro-Israeli militia groups within Gaza, such as factions such as the People's Power, which refused to disarm. Hamas's large-scale ground activities have instead exposed the location of its hidden facilities and provided the Israeli army with a window for precise strikes.
This “war in ceasefire” highlights the complete collapse of the ceasefire program in Gaza.
The ceasefire stems from the U.S.-led Gaza Peace Plan, co-sponsored by Trump and Egyptian President Sisi, and will host a “peace summit” with more than 20 participating countries in Sham Sheikh on October 13.
Egypt proposed a post-war plan: 5,000 Palestinian security forces (trained by Jordan) to take over security and a transitional governance committee of 15 technical experts.
However, the core premise of the plan – Hamas’ disarmament – is becoming the biggest obstacle.
For Hamas, weapons are the ultimate basis for its resistance to legitimacy and negotiation codes. Once weapons are deposited, they will not only lose practical control of Gaza, but will more likely become a political abandonment of slaughter.
Therefore, Hamas's bottom line is clear: we can talk about hostages and governance, but we will never hand over guns. Israel and the United States insist that "there will be no Hamas without arms."
As long as Hamas exists, Israel cannot achieve real security; and as long as the occupation continues, Palestinian resistance will not end. The so-called peace is just a temporary truce.
What worries Israel even more is that the war has given birth to a "new generation of Hamas." Those fighting in the ruins of Gaza are no longer veterans of the past, but new forces of young people who have been reorganized.
Although they lack experience, they are tenacious in combat, efficient in coordination, and can accurately identify the weaknesses of the Israeli army. The Israeli military admitted that these new militants were "learning and evolving."
This generational change reveals a cruel reality: even if Israel destroys Hamas's organizational structure, it will not be able to eliminate its ideological soil.
As long as the blockade of Gaza remains unresolved, settlements continue to expand on the West Bank, and the establishment of a Palestinian state is hopeless, resistance will continue in new forms.
Despite more than 20 countries gathering to Sham Sheikh, Hamas has announced that it will not participate in the signing ceremony, leaving only two representatives to participate in subsequent negotiations.
Meanwhile, Israeli far-right minister Ben Guevir and other forces strongly oppose the withdrawal of the armed forces, believing that it is "too early to let out the war".
Whether the ceasefire can continue depends on two key factors: one is whether Hamas accepts limited de-militarization arrangements, such as converting armed forces into “security forces”;
The second is whether the international community can ensure that the rebuilding funds and governance of Gaza are truly handed over to the Palestinians, rather than being controlled by Israeli or U.S. agents.
Otherwise, the appearance of 7000 Hamas militants will be just a prelude to the next storm. The ceasefire is not the end, but the starting point of a new round of games. Before the knot between dignity and survival, security and occupation remains unresolved, gunshots in Gaza will eventually sound out again.