Hamas has to go, and this is not an easy task. Surprisingly it has a lot of supporters and admirers not only in many Arab countries and in Iran, but also in the West, the academic world, journalists writing for media and newspapers (not just for Al-Jazeera) progressives and some other more extreme leftist groups and even some democrats love Hamas,

Hamas accused Israel of trying to derail the ceasefire agreement hours after its first phase ended. It called the decision to cut off aid “cheap extortion, a war crime and a blatant attack” on the truce,

Israel said Sunday it is stopping the entry of all goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip. The prime minister's office did not elaborate on the decision but warned of “additional consequences” if Hamas does not accept what Israel says is a U.