JERUSALEM, Israel – Hamas appears to have rejected the latest U.S.-backed proposal to end the Gaza war and release the hostages. In the process, the world is also discovering more about the strategies of Hamas’ top leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar.
While the fighting continues in the Gaza Strip, Hamas reportedly turned down President Joe Biden’s ceasefire proposal unless it includes a permanent end to the war in Gaza that would guarantee Hamas’ survival.
Israel’s government rejects any proposal that doesn’t destroy Hamas’ ability to fight Israelis and govern the adjoining territory.
A senior Israeli official released the following statement Tuesday:
“Israel will not end the war before achieving all its war objectives: destroying Hamas’ military and governing capabilities, freeing all the hostages, and ensuring Gaza doesn’t pose a threat to Israel in the future. The proposal presented enables Israel to achieve these goals and Israel will indeed do so.”
An article in Monday’s Wall Street Journal featured some of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar’s recent communications. They reveal how he uses his own population in the war against Israel.
Sinwar embraces civilian losses in the war as “necessary sacrifices,” and he believes the Gaza death toll works to his advantage.
In an earlier
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