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Hamas unlikely to cede demand that war can’t be restarted after ceasefire, says diplomat
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
Palestinians check the rubble at the grounds of the Yaffa School building in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City following overnight Israeli strikes, on June 30, 2025. (Omar AL-QATTAA / AFP)
Hamas is unlikely to budge from its demand for guarantees from the mediators that Israel cannot restart the war once a ceasefire has been reached, an Arab diplomat familiar with the matter tells The Times of Israel.
The diplomat says characterization of a split between a more hardline Gaza-based Hamas leadership and a more moderate leadership abroad is exaggerated, as both are in agreement about the need for a permanent ceasefire.
Talk of Israeli flexibility on other issues will mean little if Israel insists on maintaining an ability to resume fighting once a ceasefire is in place, the Arab diplomat says.
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