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<h1 class="gmail-reader-title">'Israel' failed to break the morale of Gaza, Resistance: Hamas</h1>
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<div class="gmail-reader-estimated-time" dir="ltr">July 8, 2025</div>
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<div class="gmail-moz-reader-content gmail-reader-show-element"><div id="gmail-readability-page-1" class="gmail-page"><p>Hamas
asserts that "Israel" has failed to break Gaza\u2019s resistance, declaring
that the illusion of defeat has been shattered by Palestinian
steadfastness.</p><div><ul id="gmail-content-slick-0"><div aria-hidden="false"><li>
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A boy stands next to a Hamas fighter standing in position
ahead of the handing over of four bodies to the Red Cross in Khan
Younis, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Feb. 20, 2025. (<em>AP</em>)
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<p>The Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, affirmed on Tuesday that after 640 days of the genocidal war, the <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/abu-obeida-threatens-more-israeli-losses-after-beit-hanoun-o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Israeli occupation has </a><span><a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/abu-obeida-threatens-more-israeli-losses-after-beit-hanoun-o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">failed </a>in</span> its objectives to break Gaza\u2019s morale or suppress its armed resistance.</p>
<p>In a statement, the movement declared that slogans of "total defeat"
and "complete eradication" have collapsed in the face of Resistance
tunnels and ambushes, which continue to defy the occupation's military
advances.</p>
<h2>'Illusion of captives' retrieval by force has collapsed'</h2>
<p>Hamas stated that the illusion of <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-chief-of-staff--ben-gvir--smotrich-clash-over-captiv" target="_blank" rel="noopener">freeing captives by force has been shattered</a>
by the Resistance\u2019s ongoing strikes and upper hand on the battlefield,
emphasizing that Gideon military vehicles were destroyed with their
crews inside and that Resistance fighters continue to confront the
occupation forces despite the siege and starvation policy imposed by the
Israeli occupation.</p>
<p>The group added that "the occupation now openly admits its inability
to both liberate its captives and defeat the resistance, as all its
invasion routes have turned into fields of death."</p>
<p>Hamas also addressed "Israel's" plans for forced expulsion and ethnic
cleansing, stating they were thwarted by the steadfastness of the
Palestinian people and their refusal to accept political or intelligence
dictates.</p>
<p>Concluding its statement, Hamas described the military, political,
and moral failure of the occupation as a direct refutation of its
propaganda, reiterating that the struggle with the occupation remains a
battle of awareness, will, and patience.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/abu-obeida-threatens-more-israeli-losses-after-beit-hanoun-o" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Abu Obeida threatens more Israeli losses after Beit Hanoun operation</a></strong></p>
<h2>Ceasefire talks stall once more </h2>
<p>This comes as efforts to secure a <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/gaza-ceasefire-talks-end-with--no-breakthrough---to-resume-i" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ceasefire in Gaza stalled once again</a>
on Monday, as indirect negotiations between "Israel" and Hamas ended
their morning session in Doha without any breakthrough, according to a
Palestinian official speaking to <em>AFP</em>, with talks set to resume later in the evening.</p>
<p>The negotiations, mediated by Qatar and Egypt and backed by the
United States, aim to end the 21-month Israeli war on Gaza. Despite
renewed urgency ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u2019s
Washington visit, progress remained slow.</p>
<p>\u201c<a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/israeli-government-rejects--unacceptable--hamas-terms-for-ce" target="_blank" rel="noopener">No breakthrough was achieved in the morning</a>
negotiation session, but the talks will continue, and Hamas hopes to
reach an agreement,\u201d the Palestinian official said, requesting anonymity
due to the sensitivity of the discussions.</p>
<p>According to Palestinian sources cited by <em>Reuters</em>,
"Israel\u2019s" ongoing refusal to allow the free and safe entry of
humanitarian aid into Gaza is now the main obstacle to progress in the
Doha talks. This humanitarian bottleneck has become a central sticking
point, alongside disagreements over a permanent ceasefire and prisoner
releases.</p>
<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/details-of-qatari-negotiations-framework-for-gaza-ceasefire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Details of Qatari negotiations framework for Gaza ceasefire revealed</a></strong></p></div></div></div>
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