 He believes that the longer he waits to be more pressure on Israel to agree not just to a temporary ceasefire, but to a permanent ceasefire and a total withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, Hamas wins. And Oren says Hamas also hopes delayed U.S. arms shipments to Israel will help it to force the Jewish state into a permanent ceasefire. Now, what really makes no sense to me is that the only way to get Hamas to agree to a ceasefire is by increasing the military pressure on Israel, not putting the military pressure on Israel.