Hezbollah said to have advised Hamas to be ‘flexible’ in response to ceasefire-hostage proposal

The Iran-backed Hezbollah terror group has reportedly advised Hamas to be “flexible” in its response to the proposed ceasefire and hostage deal presented by US President Joe Biden last month after the terror group made multiple “amendments” to the offer in its response, the Kan public broadcaster reports.

Citing an unnamed Israeli source, Kan attests that Hamas approached Hezbollah to discuss the ceasefire proposal and how it could best respond. In turn, Hezbollah is reported to have urged Hamas not to close the door on negotiations and to continue working with mediators in Qatar and Egypt, but acknowledged that the issue is “in the hands of the Hamas leadership.”

Hezbollah’s advice stemmed in part from the assessment that Hamas would stand to benefit from reacting positively to the plan so long as Israel, and in particular Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, seems unenthusiastic, the report adds.

While the ceasefire proposal was put forward by Jerusalem, Netanyahu has insisted that there were gaps between Biden’s presentation of the offer and Israel’s stance, which insists that there will be no permanent ceasefire in Gaza until all the goals of the war are met.