Maariv newspaper quoted an Israeli official as saying that the US administration has reached the conclusion that the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) will not disappear from the Gaza Strip after the end of the war, stressing that it will remain in one form or another in Gaza.

The Israeli newspaper added - quoting this official - that the American goal is to weaken Hamas so that it is not able to launch a military attack similar to the one it launched last October 7, according to his description.

It is noteworthy that occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu proposed imposing Israeli military rule in Gaza after the end of the war, amid members of his government rejecting the proposal due to its high cost in “blood and treasure,” as they said.