Hamas admits the organization is in its worst state since its founding

Report: Hamas admits the organization is in its worst state since its founding

Shimon Migan

Sources within Hamas and others outside the organization told Asharq Al-Awsaton Sunday that the group is currently in the most difficult situation it has faced since its establishment in 1987.

According to the report, Hamas is contending with conditions it has never experienced before, both economically and in terms of security, along with a clear decline in popular support. 

The crisis extends beyond the borders of Gaza and is also felt in the West Bank – particularly in Lebanon.

The background to this situation likely includes, among other factors, a series of successful assassinations of senior Hamas leaders carried out by Israel since the start of the Iron Swords War. 

The most recent being what appears to have been a successful assassination attempt on Mohammed Sinwar, the brother and apparent successor of Yahya Sinwar.

Israel's economic pressure – particularly the nearly two-month halt in humanitarian aid shipments to Gaza – has also seemingly taken its toll.