S8 Ep153: Hamas Reemerges in Southern Syria Near Golan Heights — John Batchelor, Bill Roggio, Akmed Sharawari — Sharawari reports that Hamas has been systematically rebuilding military infrastructure in southern Syria, reportedly coordinating with Lebanese Muslim B

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Hamas Reemerges in Southern Syria Near Golan Heights — John Batchelor, Bill Roggio, Akmed Sharawari — Sharawari reports that Hamas has been systematically rebuilding military infrastructure in southern Syria, reportedly coordinating with Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood networks operating near the Golan Heights in the village of Bei Jin. Roggio notes that Syria's new government under Shara is unlikely to conduct forceful suppression operations due to widespread domestic sympathy for Palestinian causes among the Syrian population. Batchelor emphasizes that Israel'sstrategic position on Mount Hermon provides significant tactical advantage against threats originating from both Syriaand Lebanon, enabling rapid response to emerging security threats.
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0:00.0	This is CBS Eye on the World.
0:08.5	Here's John Batchelor.
0:10.2	I'm John Batchel with Bill Rajo, Senior Fellow Foundation for Defensive Democracies,
0:14.7	watching Syria thanks to the offices of Ahmad Shari of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies.
0:21.6	Hamas in Syria, in southern Syria.
0:25.4	Ahmed, a very good evening to you.
0:27.1	Hamas is not defeated as long as there are operatives in recruiting.
0:32.0	I did know that there was trouble in the West Bank, but this is news to me about Syria.
0:37.9	Where do we believe they're prospering and what is their ambition?
0:41.8	Good evening to you.
0:43.9	Good evening, John.
0:45.2	So there's been reports that Hamas has been rebuilding some sort of military infrastructure
0:51.6	in Syria, according to Israeli sources.
0:55.0	And we saw clashes over the weekend between the IDF and local villagers in southern
1:03.0	Syria in a village named Bay Jinn. And according to the IDF, some of these members were affiliated with the Lebanese Muslim Brotherhood,
1:13.1	which is also affiliated with Hamas in Lebanon.
1:18.0	They coordinate on an operational level,
1:22.7	and they effectively coordinate attacks against Israel.
1:27.8	So this village has been,
1:31.5	I mean,
1:31.9	has had a Hamas presence for years,
1:33.9	even before the fall of the Assad regime.
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