Speaking at a news conference in Doha, Qatar, alongside Qatar’s prime minister and minister of foreign affairs, Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, Mr. Blinken said that “a deal was on the table that was virtually identical” to one that Hamas put forward on May 6.
At some point, he said, “you have to question whether they’re proceeding in good faith or not.”
I genuinely don’t understand what Hamas gains by continuing this conflict.
Really?
You know the human rights abuses and land grabbing happened prior to 10/7, right?
And they want the permanent ceasefire so that it finally stops.
If it’s not an internationally recognized permanent ceasefire, Israel is going right back to what they were doing prior to 10/7.
Anything else is just Hamas giving up every bargaining chip they have for no gain…
There is a permanent ceasefire in the plan that Hamas rejected.
That Israel rejected, I think you mean.
Did you read the article? We are here talking about the most promising permanent ceasefire, supported by Egypt, Qatar, USA, and the UN, which Israel has not ruled out. Hamas is now drastically changing the terms to sabotage the ceasefire. It makes no sense to me. They seem to have the most to gain by ending this conflict.
They literally told us the other day. Palestinian deaths help hamas. The leader was all for it
The answer is that the more death and suffering they can cause to civilian Palestinians, the more they can drive a cultural wedge between Israel and the Arab nations. Their end goal here is to get a friendly government in, say, Egypt and then win a war to conquer Israel with that foreign support.
The wedge is already there, has been since the start. Our leaders are puppets, however, so it doesn’t matter.
Arab leaders are smart enough to know that attacking Israel would either lead to defeat or nuclear annihilation, and so, seek peace. Regardless of the wishes of the populace.