For at least the last week we’ve been hearing about “significant progress” in the ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Joe Biden’s staff has issued regular updates suggesting that a deal was close, if not imminent. Biden obviously still fancies himself being crowned as the great peacemaker before he exits stage left, though it’s unclear why it would matter all that much to him at this point. Yet the people we haven’t heard weighing in on this supposed welcome news have been the leaders of Hamas and Bibi Netanyahu. The reason for this seemed to be made clear last night when Hamas rejected the latest U.S. proposal and walked away from the table. At least for now, we appear to be right back where we started from and the war will continue to grind on. (Axios)
Hamas on Sunday rejected an updated U.S. proposal for a ceasefire and hostage deal in Gaza, blaming Israeli Prime…
