Senior Israeli security officials say that US President Donald Trump's entry into the White House and the green light he gave the Netanyahu government to operate in the Gaza Strip until the "gates of hell" are opened on Hamas have greatly reduced the terrorist organization's scope for action.

Hamas is in trouble, and the outline for a hostage deal and permanent ceasefire formulated by former President Joe Biden is eroding. The same sources explain that the Israeli government has no intention of carrying it out to the end. It is determined to meet the war's goals, free all the hostages, topple the Hamas regime, and completely destroy its military force.

Israel, with Trump's full support, is negotiating under fire and gradually regaining control of the Gaza Strip. It threatens Hamas with the destruction of its military force and the elimination or expulsion of its leaders from the Strip if it does not surrender and release all the hostages.