October 5, 2025
Tick-tock, Hamas
By Warren H. Cohn
There’s a clock ticking in Washington, and Hamas knows it.
On Sunday, at 6 P.M. Eastern Time, President Trump’s deadline arrives. Hamas can accept a deal that has the rarest of qualities in the Middle East — broad consensus. The United States, the Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Egypt, and a growing list of Muslim nations have signaled their support. The deal promises relief for civilians in Gaza; aid to flow in; and, most importantly, the release of hostages who have been in captivity for far too long.
I was speaking to a friend about this. I told him I hoped Hamas would take the deal — for the sake of everyone involved, but certainly for the hostages; for innocent Gazans; and for the possibility, however slim, of sparing more lives. But my fear is rooted in a pattern we’ve seen before: Hamas’s politics of “yes, but.”
“Yes, but we want more.”
“Yes, but the terms aren’t good enough.”
“Yes, but the deal isn’t on our terms.”
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