Sinwar got tired:
The "Wall Street Journal" reported this evening (between Friday and Saturday, Israel time) about internal disagreements between the leaders in Hamas, which are preventing the terrorist organization from reaching an agreement on the proposal of the US and Qatar that was formulated at the summit in Paris, sources told the newspaper that are in negotiations.
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According to the same sources, the usual dynamics in the organization "turned upside down", and the head of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, Yahya Sinwar, was "tired" after four months of war, and is already ready to accept the proposal for an initial six-week ceasefire.
Just one of the many obstacles
On the other hand, the organization's leaders abroad demand more concessions and want to negotiate a permanent ceasefire that will end the war.
Hamas leader Haniyeh, photo: Reuters
In the meantime, Ysmail Haniyeh together with the Secretary General of the Islamic Jihad movement, Ziad al-Nakhla, referred to the possibility of another hostage deal. The two stated that "any ceasefire will be based on the end of the war", and repeated the demand for the withdrawal of IDF forces to the surface of the strip.
This is another dispute at the top of Hamas, after two weeks ago it was reported that there were tensions between Sinwar and Ismail Haniyeh, who did not speak to each other for more than a month, which at the time made it difficult to reach a new kidnapping deal.
Sinwar, photo: AFP
The internal disagreement in Hamas, the Wall Street Journal says, is just one of the various obstacles facing the potential deal, the broad framework and principles of which were agreed upon by the intelligence chiefs of the United States, Israel, Egypt and Qatar last weekend.
Officials told the Wall Street Journal that Sinwar was willing to accept a six-week pause in fighting, thinking it would give Hamas time to regroup and allow humanitarian aid to reach Gaza residents.
Gaza Strip, photo: IPA
Haniyeh, on the other hand, claimed in recent days that Hamas should negotiate a permanent ceasefire, along with guarantees that Israel will give to foreign countries, with the agreement also including a plan to restore the Strip.
One of the factors explained the apparent willingness of the Hamas leaders in Gaza to compromise to accept the current offer by saying that "their families are being killed."
Hamas refused to respond to the allegations in the report.
In addition, the newspaper claims that officials following the talks say that if an agreement is reached, both Israel and Hamas have reason to return to fighting before a long-term ceasefire can be negotiated.
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