When the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, launched his devastating assault on Israel on 7 October, the militant group’s exiled leadership, like the rest of the world, was apparently caught unawares.
From plush penthouses in Beirut, Doha and Istanbul, they watched the carnage that killed 1,200 Israelis unfold, as well as Israel’s retaliatory campaign on the Gaza Strip. In the past four months Israel has killed an estimated 27,600 people, displaced 85% of the 2.3 million population and razed more than half of the besieged Palestinian territory’s infrastructure.
In the early days of the war, while Sinwar’s cadre was calling on Arab peoples across the Middle East to join the fight against Israel, the Doha-based chair of Hamas’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, appeared to focus on damage control. Talks mediated by Egypt, Qatar and the US resulted in a ceasefire and hostage and prisoner swaps at the end of November that lasted seven days before collapsing.
Now, it seems that those roles have reversed. According to reports, it is Sinwar and his men, exhausted from the fighting, who want to reach a temporary truce deal, and Haniyeh’s office that is demanding more concessions and holding out for a complete Israeli withdrawal.
A split in the leadership of the fascist rapist religious terror gang, who would have guessed?
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Your choice not to answer my comment just proves you are a troll. Shame on you for using the suffering (murder, rape) of other humans for your lies. I bet you have never experienced war, terror or sexual abuse and sit in your basement to spread your propaganda. People who (rightfully) condemn Israel but choose with their words and actions to minimise the awful fascist terror cult Hamas are just deplorable.
I am not sure why you would even ask such a question, I wonder what kind of bubble you live in where this is even questioned? That is horrible in itself, and a horrible thing for the victims to have people question rape, sexual abuse and murder. This is the side you want to stand on?
If you are just ignorant and have never heard of it, I suggest reading the news from the latest 4 months, there are PLENTY of eye witness accounts from survivors or the terror attacks.
Maybe this will help you as well (NSFL with images and videos of raped and murdered women and men): https://www.thisishamas.com
Please get a grip of yourself and stop shaming yourself and others.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
When the leader of Hamas in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, launched his devastating assault on Israel on 7 October, the militant group’s exiled leadership, like the rest of the world, was apparently caught unawares.
In the early days of the war, while Sinwar’s cadre was calling on Arab peoples across the Middle East to join the fight against Israel, the Doha-based chair of Hamas’s political bureau, Ismail Haniyeh, appeared to focus on damage control.
According to reports, it is Sinwar and his men, exhausted from the fighting, who want to reach a temporary truce deal, and Haniyeh’s office that is demanding more concessions and holding out for a complete Israeli withdrawal.
Such splits in opinion are not uncommon among militant organisations that are geographically scattered, but conflicting messages from the group in recent weeks regarding the talks have added to a sense that internal obstructions may have played a large role in holding up a deal.
A major sticking point appears to be how many and which Palestinians will be released, with the Wall Street Journal reporting that Hamas’s political wing is asking for almost 3,000 prisoners in exchange for just 36 Israeli civilians.
It is possible Netanyahu could be stalling for his own political survival: elements of his far-right coalition are steadfastly opposed to any kind of ceasefire deal, believing it will weaken Israel’s position in the long run, and have threatened to collapse his government.
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Hamas isn’t negotiating directly. They’re doing it through Qatar, which gives the “political” side more leverage than you’re suggesting.
The story is plausible.
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I don’t think anyone can really know that.
Sinwar’s hiding in a tunnel somewhere and is much more likely to be killed imminently. It’s Haniyeh that’s meeting with Iran, Turkey, and Qatar. Those two don’t like each other and Qatar has a better relationship with Haniyeh.
Who knows how he’s using that leverage? Who knows how Qatar weighs their positions? It’s not knowable for certain.
If Haniyeh says no and Qatar passes it on as a no, what could Sinwar do about it right now? Not a whole lot.
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It could mean that. But it could also mean that they just respect his position as much or more.
And yeah, they absolutely might also be on the same page. The article is clear that these are rumors that aren’t verifiable. There isn’t a way to easily report on them though. This tracks with reporting about a widening split that’s been going on for a long time but we should take it with a grain of salt for sure.
