No @Dangermoo is right. If given the opportunity of a ceasefire, Hamas likely would regain its strength. Remember, on the eve of the Oct. 7 attack, Hamas looked more like a paramilitary force than a typical terrorist organisation. It boasted 25,000 to 30,000 operatives divided into five regional brigades, 24 battalions, and a host of specialised units—including air, maritime, and special operations. It was armed with an array of weapons that included up to 30,000 rockets, making Hamas larger than some European countries' militaries (Hamas were even storing RPGs in their own children’s bedrooms…who the fuck does that?!). In fact, the Oct. 7 attack was carried out more like a conventional military assault—complete with company and battalion objectives—than how one typically imagines a terrorist attack.
Face reality: Gaza's inhabitants could have built for themselves something remarkable on the strip of land they call home, and instead they chose - and it is an ideological choice - to turn it into an integrated weaponised landscape for the singular purpose of destroying Israel. One must ask—did any civilians object? Did anyone lobby, plead, or protest, urging Hamas to choose a different path? A path of construction over destruction—one that invested in infrastructure, education, and the well-being of society rather than its ruin? We all know the answer to that one.
As to your actual point about Gaza facing a potential drought. Oh dear. Do you think they now regret repurposing water pipes—originally meant for irrigation and sustaining life—into rockets that were then fired at innocent Israeli civilians?
I wouldn’t take all these speculative reports to heart OP. It’s unprofessional journalism that fails to exercise basic due diligence. Instead of relying on publicly available data, they take at face value the statements of Hamas-appointed officials. Remember the time we were told Gaza was about to have an energy crisis because they were “literally” days away from losing all power and electricity Or that it was on the brink of famine? Well neither of those apocalyptic events came to pass did they.
To paraphrase Golda Meir: The core problem is not that Israel does not care enough about civilians in Gaza. It is that people in Israel care so much about their own civilians, they’re ready to release thousands of Palestinian murderers to get them back. In stark constrast, Hamas and its supporters, who constitute a significant part of their population, care much more about destroying Israel than about the wellbeing of their civilians—including children.