Middle East crisis live: Hamas says it rejects US and Israeli ‘threats’ over Gaza ceasefire
Hamas delegation arrives in Cairo for talks following Netanyahu’s threat to end the ceasefire if Israeli hostages are not freed on Saturday
Of the many factors that will determine the fate of the fragile ceasefire in Gaza, one of the most difficult to quantify and predict is the level of popular support for Hamas.
My colleague Jason Burke, the Guardian’s international security correspondent, has written this analysis piece on the topic:
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