Hamas stalls Gaza ceasefire talks, betting Israel won't resume fighting Hamas plays for time, stalling hostage talks and banking on a prolonged ceasefire.
Hamas is playing for time in Cairo, Doha, and Gaza. It hopes that Israel has gambled on extending a ceasefire deal, and that it can hold out and get the best of both worlds.
What are the best of both worlds for Hamas? It wants to keep the ceasefire going, which began on January 19 while not having to hand over any more hostages as it drags out talks.
This is because Hamas agreed to the first deal back in mid-January of this year, primarily because incoming US President Donald Trump sent envoy Steve Witkoff to press Israel and Hamas to agree to the deal.
Qatar, which hosts Hamas, got the terrorist group on board.
Hamas essentially agreed to a deal on January 17 that it had already agreed to many months ago.
