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Hamas operatives advised not to use cellphones as Israeli forces prepare to resume Gaza offensive

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Last updated: February 12, 2025 12:16 pm
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Gaza: Fearing being tracked by Israeli forces as the ceasefire becomes increasingly fragile, senior Hamas operatives in Gaza have been instructed to stop using cell phones while Tel Aviv put its forces along the Gaza border on alert after Benjamin Netanyahu vowing to resume fighting if all hostages are not freed.

“In accordance with the situational assessment and the decision to raise the level of readiness in the Southern Command, it was decided to increase reinforcements with additional troops, including reservists,” the IDF said on Wednesday.

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The senior leadership of the group has instructed their fighters to refrain from using mobile phones, fearing they could be tracked by Israeli forces, according to a report by Saudi Asharq Al-Awsat.

Israel warns of resuming Gaza offensive

This directive follows a warning from Israel that it would resume “intense fighting” in the Gaza Strip unless Hamas releases a certain number of hostages by Saturday, though the exact number Israel expects to be freed remains unspecified.

Sources within Hamas revealed that the order to stop using mobile phones was already drafted before the group announced the postponement of the hostages’ release this weekend. However, the instruction was not expected to be issued until the end of the first phase of the ceasefire. It was advanced, though, in light of preparations by both Israel and Hamas for the potential collapse of the deal sooner than anticipated.

The main reason behind Hamas’s decision to halt the use of phones is the group’s concern that Israel could track down and target its senior commanders for assassination.

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Israel Gaza Division Commander Barak Hiram asks IDF forces on the Philadelphi corridor to maintain operational vigilance and prepare for war scenarios in fresh signs for another flare up in the conflict that began with the October 7, 2023 massacre.

Fear among hostages’ relatives: After 16 months of agonising uncertainty, Idit Ohel finally learned this week that her 24-year-old son, a hostage in Gaza, is still alive.

She described fainting upon hearing the harrowing details of his captivity from other freed hostages who had been held with him by Hamas since October 7, 2023. Alon Ohel, bound in chains within an underground tunnel, has been surviving on less than a piece of bread each day.

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