After Hezbollah, will Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza?
FirstpostThe ceasefire in Lebanon with Hezbollah has given momentum to an Israel-Hamas truce in Gaza. “We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” a senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency, at the same time accusing Israel of obstructing an agreement. — President Biden November 27, 2024 And it’s not just the US that is renewing their efforts to broker a ceasefire between Hamas and Israel in Gaza. “We have informed mediators in Egypt, Qatar and Turkey that Hamas is ready for a ceasefire agreement and a serious deal to exchange prisoners,” a senior Hamas official told the AFP news agency. Ofer Shelah, a senior researcher at Tel Aviv University’s Institute for National Security Studies think tank, noted that a ceasefire in Gaza would not serve Netanyahu’s purposes, as it could tear apart his government, which is packed with war hawks — some of whom have denounced the Lebanon deal and want to take over Gaza.