According to the report, the prevailing dynamic within Hamas has flipped, with the terrorist organization’s chief in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, backing a temporary truce while its leaders outside of the Strip are pushing for further Israeli concessions and a permanent ceasefire.
Unnamed officials familiar with the negotiations told The Wall Street Journal that Sinwar wants a six-week halt to the war so Hamas operatives can regroup and more aid can enter Gaza. Politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh, however, is pushing for a permanent ceasefire with international guarantees and a plan for rebuilding the enclave.
“Their families are being killed,” one of the officials who spoke to The Wall Street Journal said of Hamas leaders in Gaza, in apparent reference to their supposed willingness to agree to the proposal.
Hamas officials have been saying that the terror group was studying the proposed temporary truce deal that would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some of its key components on Friday. READ MORE
