Did anyone really expect Hamas to accept an Israeli proposal on an operational pause? Especially while a generation of useful idiots put political pressure on Joe Biden to force Israel into more concessions?
As usual, Hamas wants to eat its cake and have it too. They have signaled a rejection of the latest US/Israeli proposal, but want to keep stalling the eventual final battle in Rafah by suggesting further negotiations:
Hamas on Wednesday night appeared poised to reject the latest hostage deal proposal crafted by mediators and green-lit by Israel.
Osama Hamdan, a Hamas official based in Lebanon, told the Hezbollah-affiliated Al-Manar TV, “Our position on the current negotiating paper is negative.” …
The terror group was reportedly slated to submit on Thursday an amended proposal to the one crafted by Qatari, Egyptian and American brokers.
But it is unclear whether Israel will…
