Hamas wants a ceasefire that assures its survival

 Gatestone Institute:

Hamas has been demanding "clear guarantees" that any US-brokered ceasefire deal would ultimately lead to the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, meaning that the Israelis should stop defending themselves against attacks.

Many Arabs seem to like starting wars -- such as the war of 1948, when five Arab armies invaded Israel on the day of its independence, and which they now call the nakba (catastrophe) -- but then getting angry when they lose them.

"Once again, Hamas's spokesman – Izzat al-Risheq ... [insists] 'they will never surrender.' He speaks from comfort abroad, while Gazans starve in ruins.... This kind of language is only aimed to block any ceasefire that doesn't assure Hamas staying in power. Every time negotiations move forward, Hamas escalates the rhetoric and... prolongs this war." — Hamza Howidy, Gaza-born Palestinian human rights advocate, X, July 9, 2025.

The terror groups' leaders.... are convinced that despite the death and destruction they brought on their people, they can continue ruling the Gaza Strip after the war. As long as Hamas and PIJ insist on maintaining their hold on power, the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip have no future.

The Trump administration needs to insist that all terror groups in Gaza be dismantled and driven out of power as part of any ceasefire deal with Israel. It is time that the Americans understood that the Palestinian jihadis pose a threat not only to Israel, but also to the US and its Arab allies in the Middle East, especially by inciting violence against them and carrying out -- or encouraging -- terrorist attacks against Americans and moderate Arab regimes.

In separate statements over the past week, senior officials of the Iran-backed Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) said that their terror groups "will not surrender." The statements came as the Trump administration continued its efforts to end the war in the Gaza Strip and secure the release of 50 Israeli hostages held by the terror groups. Twenty of the hostages are believed to be alive, while the remaining 30 are presumed dead. The hostages were kidnapped during the October 7, 2023 Hamas-led invasion of Israel. At least 1,200 Israelis and foreign nationals were murdered that day, and thousands wounded.

The statements show that the leaders of Hamas and PIJ are determined to fight Israel until the last Palestinian in the Gaza Strip. So far, the fighting in Gaza following the October 7 atrocities has claimed the lives of thousands of Palestinians and resulted in the displacement of hundreds of thousands whose homes were destroyed. The statements from Hamas and PIJ demonstrate a total disregard for the ongoing suffering of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The statements, in addition, show that the terror groups and their sponsors in Qatar and Iran have zero respect for President Donald J. Trump and his envoys, who have been working to reach a ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinian terror groups.

The terrorists want an end to the war while staying in power and pursuing their jihad (holy war) to murder Jews and eliminate Israel. A ceasefire, even if temporary, will allow the terrorists to rearm, regroup and launch more terror attacks against Israel.
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While Trump may want a ceasefire, it does not look like one is likely at this point.   If Hamas and the Palestinians are not willing to surrender, Israel is better served to pursue their complete destruction.

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