Hamas’s Ceasefire Proposal Announcement ‘A Clever Political Move’ to Build Sympathy and Build Pressure on Israel: Middle East Affairs Analyst

The Hamas terrorist group said it’s agreeing to a six-week hostage and cease-fire deal. Israel said the deal that Hamas agreed to is not the framework that was agreed upon with mediators. Gerard Filitti, senior counsel at The Lawfare Project and a Middle East affairs analyst, says Hamas’s announcement is “a clever political move” to build sympathy for itself among Western powers and build pressure on Israel.