Palestinian Journalist: In Negotiations With Israel, Hamas Leader In Gaza Yahya Sinwar Prioritizes His Personal Interests Over The Welfare Of The Gazans, Even At The Cost Of 'Destroying All That Is Palestinian'
Palestinian journalist Abd Al-Bari Fayyad pointedly criticized the stubbornness displayed by Hamas, and especially by its leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, in the negotiations for the release of the Israeli hostages. Noting that this stubbornness thwarts any possibility of reaching an agreement and thereby deepens the suffering of the Gazans, Fayyad added that Sinwar is ignoring the dire consequences of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood (i.e., the October 7 attacks) on the residents of the Gaza Strip out of an obsessive desire to remain in power even at the cost of every Gazan's life. Fayyad expressed concern that Sinwar's conduct will be "a prelude to the return of the occupation, which may weigh heavily on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip for decades to come."...
"It is clear that Sinwar is not interested in swiftly concluding the agreement with Israel or in attaining a truce for the benefit of the people of Gaza, because he knows what the implications of this agreement would be for Benjamin Netanyahu's government, and because his goal is to perpetuate the resistance project, remain the head of movement and restore Gaza to Hamas control – even at the cost of continuing the war and destroying all that is Palestinian. Because nothing matters as long as the Iranian aid to the movement, estimated at about $222 million over six years, continues. Hamas Behaves With Arrogance And Stubbornness While The Gazans Bleed "Hamas perhaps seeks to wrest from Israel the most profitable deal in history, for it continues to hold [the Israeli] hostages without making any sign of agreeing to a reconciliation or truce, while the sea of Palestinian blood grows deeper by the day… This Hamas arrogance continues while the Gazans' crisis expands daily and they suffer every kind of death… ... Hamas Torpedoes All Negotiations That Don't Serve Its Interests And Exacerbates The Gazans' Suffering "The mediators' initiatives to achieve a political solution in Gaza and stop the war may be renewed in the coming period, but they will [again] run up against the barrier of opposition from Hamas, which has no respect for any of these efforts…" ... Sinwar, Who Serves Iran, Is Obsessed With Retaining Leadership Of Hamas Even At Risk Of Destroying All That Is Palestinian
