Broken ceasefire in the Israel war: Hamas leadership is divided. Israel wants to continue fighting until victory, and the radical Islamist Hamas wants to end the war in Israel on its own terms.
Now Hamas has paused the negotiations - apparently also because of an internal conflict. US President Joe Biden promised a ceasefire agreement within a few days last week, but the conflicting parties have not yet been able to reach an agreement. Hamas spokesman Jihad Taha criticized Israel for not wanting to be committed to a ceasefire and for refusing to “provide guarantees for the return of the displaced”