(Hot Air) “We have the Israelis right where we want them,” Hamas’ Gaza chief Yayha Sinwar told his leadership in Qatar. Sinwar certainly has the US and EU where he wants them — running interference against the Israelis on his behalf. As the Wall Street Journal reports this morning, civilian deaths in Gaza play a large role in Sinwar’s strategic calculations.
Not that this will surprise anyone:
For months, Yahya Sinwar has resisted pressure to cut a ceasefire-and-hostages deal with Israel. Behind his decision, messages the Hamas military leader in Gaza has sent to mediators show, is a calculation that more fighting—and more Palestinian civilian deaths—work to his advantage. … (Read More)
