Netanyahu admits Hamas shouldn't trust him in any hostage negotiations

“We will enter Rafah and we will eliminate Hamas’ battalions there – with or without a deal, to achieve the total victory,” the prime minister said in a meeting with families of hostages held by armed groups in Gaza. -Al Jazeera

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu no longer seems interested in pretending to negotiate. Palestinian militant groups haven't been interested in fake negotiations for a while anyway. They already humored western audiences with a ceasefire deal near the beginning of all this warfare, back in November, though they had no reason to trust the deal. Israel spent a few days violating the deal, trying to provoke Hamas to end the ceasefire. Hamas kept being patient, refusing to take action that would justify portraying them as traitors. Israel gave up and declared an end to the ceasefire themselves. Corporate media in the U.S. still blamed Hamas for the ceasefire ending.

Rafah is a city turned refugee camp by getting bombed less than other parts of Gaza. Over a million refugees are there. According to the head of the UN’s refugee organization, deadly attacks and threats against Rafah have resulted in a state of "constant traumatic stress disorder” for them.

It seems the world always has time for another megalomaniacal dictator's legacy to be built on a “final solution” or a “total victory.”