CNN cites the WSJ article,“We have the Israelis right where we want them,” Yahya Sinwar told other Hamas leaders recently, according to one of the messages, the WSJ reported Monday. The Israelis have received the Hamas response and believe that Hamas has changed the parameters of the Biden deal in the manner characterized by the NYT. It appears that neither Sinwar nor Netanyahu is particularly eager to embrace the Biden plan which has the imprimatur of the Security Council. Meanwhile, the hostage families and the common civilians in Gaza would like nothing more than an end to the captivity and slaughter. But he said he was still worried that the cease-fire would not come into effect, blaming Hamas and Israel for prolonging the war while Gazans suffered.“They have been killing us slowly and wasting time,” he said.

Source: New York Times June 11, 2024 23:45 UTC