Hamas officials have denied any overtures, following media reports in which a senior advisor to Hamas's Gaza leader, Ismail Haniya, said a truce was possible . . .In this sort of situation it is always interesting to see what Hamas has to say out of the side of its mouth that faces Iran:
But the suggestion of a cease-fire can be interpreted as Hamas's acknowledgement of the severe strain its Gaza government has fallen under since its violent wresting of control of the territory six months ago.
IRIB: "Hamas rejects any cease-fire with Israel"
Speaker of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, Sami abu Zahri rejected reports that the movement is drafting terms for temporary ceasae-fire with the Zionist regime.There is a hint of a possible cease-fire there also, but the message can certainly be given a quite different stress.
"The Zionist regime is continuing its crimes, so resistance will be our option," Zahri added.
"Ball is still in the Zionists' court. If they bring an end to their brutal crimes, we will discuss about the issue," he said.
Arab Herald tries to make it sound balanced:
Israel and Hamas refuse to talk peace:
Hamas also says it will not hold any cease-fire talks unless Israel stops its military operations, which have killed at least 20 militants over the past week.But, of course, the "military operations" are designed to stop the rockets. So why doesn't Hamas just stop the rocket fire? Because the current military operations are merely a temporary problem. Israel mostly tolerates the rockets as a permanent fixture of its relationship with the Palestinians.
Israel refuses to stop because armed Hamas groups continue to fire rockets and mortars into Israeli territory.
Crossposted on Soccer Dad
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