Mossad accuses Hamas of toughening demands before Ramadan, preferring to escalate fighting rather than release hostages. Hamas rejects ceasefire offers, aiming to inflame the region during the Muslim holiday. Efforts to restart Gaza ceasefire talks ahead of Ramadan are ongoing.
The weeks-long host among western officials for a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip before the Islamic holy month of Ramadan have fallen flat. https://t.co/0O9NeFq3wE
terms for a temporary (6 week) gaza ceasefire was looking likely…until hamas decided against. they’d rather israel face more outrage for continued fighting—and a ground war in rafah—during ramadan.
Hamas wants a permanent ceasefire, but Israel has only offered a six-week truce in exchange for the release of hostages. Most Palestinians in Gaza see that as a mere "pause in the killing machine" before the bloodshed resumes, says analyst Tahani Mustafa. https://t.co/pIjhbVDFAE
Make no mistake about this: Hamas is looking at this year's Ramadan as possibly its last Ramadan as rulers of Gaza. Therefore, in the next 30 days expect Hamas to try to do everything in its power to escalate. This is possibly Hamas' last Ramadan to bring in tens of millions in…
Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh blamed Israel for failing to adhere to its demands for a hostage deal, as the holy month of Ramadan opened without the much sought-after pause to the Gaza war. @tovahlazaroff and @TzviJoffre report. https://t.co/GsGesPJ2jK
Hamas claims it is ready to restart Gaza ceasefire talks as Ramadan begins - after Israel boycotted talks in Cairo over hostage demands and aid ship prepares to set sail https://t.co/5ybgvzfz8d https://t.co/yMAy8GzM5D
The Oct 7th terrorist attacks took place on a high Jewish holiday, " Simchat Torah." I see people calling for a ceasefire due to Ramadan. Hopefully, hamas will give back the hostages and turn themselves in soon so their can be a ceasefire.
Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh says the #Palestinian militant group is still open to talks with #Israel, after mediators have so far failed to secure a #Ramadan truce in the #Gaza war. https://t.co/GBPvL3wGf5 https://t.co/mYC8hDq1ms
⚡#BREAKING Hamas leader Haniyeh: Hours before my speech, I contacted the mediators, but we did not receive a commitment from the Israeli enemy to stop the war on Gaza.
⚡Al Araby: Haniyeh: The enemy has so far evaded giving clear guarantees, especially regarding the ceasefire
Brace yourselves for major escalations in the coming weeks - Hamas rejected a ceasefire in favor or inflaming the Arab world during the holy month of Ramadan. https://t.co/OXBBWjfYjg
Egyptian efforts to restart Gaza ceasefire negotiations ahead of Ramadan https://t.co/Kt3NI7kFmb https://t.co/cJgddejlkY
#Israel: offers a Ramadan ceasefire in exchange for a return of the hostages. #HAMAS: "spokesman ... Abu Ubaida called on Friday for the month of Ramadan to be an escalation of the 'flood of Al-Aqsa,' the name Hamas gave the October 7 attack on Israel" https://t.co/94qlAgMfCI
LIVE UPDATES: Egypt in touch with Hamas and Israel to restart Gaza ceasefire talks, sources say https://t.co/wXoRFdpUsx
No Gaza cease-fire deal is likely by Ramadan, Hamas leader says. https://t.co/LUxN2zus8m
Hamas is more interested in igniting the Middle East during Ramadan than in pausing the Gaza war, the Mossad said Saturday night, as it seemed that a hostage deal was not in the offing before the start of the Muslim holy month. https://t.co/et2zUEirvE
Mossad: Hamas Wants Violent Ramadan, Rejects Hostage Deal https://t.co/nRSp9I61aa via @BreitbartNews
Mossad has reported that Hamas would rather escalate the fighting during the Holy month of Ramadan than release hostages. Officials surmise that Sinwar thinks that he can get a better deal by continuing to let Palestinians suffer, which would put pressure on Israel to accept a…
Mossad accuses Hamas of toughening demands before Ramadan https://t.co/xq2p7mjv8z
It looks like Hamas is hellbent on inflaming the region during the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, just as it inflamed the region during the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, when it launched the 10/7 Massacre and started this war.