Faced with mounting public anger, a weakened Hamas starts to compromise

https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/16/hamas-gaza-israel-war-ceasefire-negotiations/

Posted by Intelligent-Juice895

6 comments

  1. The article highlights the mounting challenges facing Hamas amidst the ongoing Gaza war. With its military and political power significantly weakened, public discontent is growing among Palestinians in Gaza, who are desperate for a ceasefire after enduring 14 months of conflict. Hamas has reportedly softened its negotiating stance, offering concessions in ceasefire talks, even as Israeli leadership maintains its commitment to eradicating the group entirely. The piece also captures the complex dynamics of governance in Gaza, where Hamas’s control is eroding amidst internal dissent, rising crime, and worsening living conditions.

  2. So basically the Israeli strategy of military pressure to achieve political goals is working. Now if only Bibi would take the opportunity…

  3. Hamas is now seeing how bad they calculated the consequences of the October attack .

  5. I’ll take my bet and predict Hamas won’t agree to this ceasefire offer, yes they are showing signs of compromise on letting Isrsel control corridors but I have doubts they will agree to any ceasefire that doesnt translate into final phase being permanent ceasefire

    https://www.timesofisrael.com/hamas-fears-trump-will-allow-israel-to-resume-gaza-war-after-1st-phase-of-hostage-deal/

    According to above article Hamas fears trump will allow Israel to resume gaza war after 1st phase, it’s exact same sticking point as the potential ceasefire negotiations in summer where Biden announced new ceasefire offer and the one in october after Sinwar was killed.

    And as the article i linked points out, hamas though severely weakened, with their military infrastructure broken down to dust are still fanatics who think they have not much to lose, they’re not going to give up hostages for couple of months of reprieve, especially because such reprieve won’t allow them to built back up their forces like Hezbollah are currently doing.

  6. Wouldn’t surprise me if Netanyahu unilaterally declares the war over on Jan.20 as a gift to Trump.

    Likewise wouldn’t surprise me if Hamas released all the hostages then, not because they wanted to but because it is the only chip a significantly weakened Iran can possibly play to try to get on Trump’s good side.  

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