It’s been a while since we last looked at the status of Hamas’ disastrous war with Israel and the negotiations to free the hostages. And that’s because … nothing much has changed. The Biden White House keeps telling reporters that a deal is nearly complete, and the Iranian proxy keeps doing the Hamas Hokey Pokey by putting a concession in just to take it back out.
So what’s happening now? We’re back to Square One, of course:
Hamas stood by its demand on Tuesday that Israel fully end its assault on Gaza under any deal to release hostages, and said U.S. President-elect Donald Trump was rash to say there would be “hell to pay” unless they go free by his Jan. 20 inauguration.
Officials from the Islamist group and Israel have been holding talks with Qatari and Egyptian mediators in the most intensive effort for months to reach a ceasefire in Gaza. …
Hamas says…
