Is Hamas Asking For A Cease-Fire?

When you go to this page on The Jerusalem Post, that is what it says is in the title at the top of my browser, but the page itself reads: "Article content not available."

But over at the History Channel website, someone has helpfully quoted from the article:

The sources said Hamas Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh sent urgent messages to the leaders of Egypt, Jordan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia urging them to work toward ending the IDF military operations in the Gaza Strip.

The sources told The Jerusalem Post that Haniyeh and other Hamas leaders also appealed to Turkey to intervene and convince Israel to halt its offensive.

Hamas's apparent readiness to reach a cease-fire with Israel is seen by some Palestinians as evidence of the Islamist movement's concern that it may lose control over the Gaza Strip should the military operations continue.

"Hamas is nervous," remarked a senior Palestinian Authority official in Ramallah. "All their leaders have gone underground. They didn't expect such a massive attack from Israel."

Even if this was true--is it still true, especially now that Hamas is claiming victory (as Israellycool points out) according to Haaretz and ynet with the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Northern Gaza?

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