Hamas rejected extending the 6 month truce last december
Hamas never offered a legitimate ceasefire. There "ceasefire" demands were in the form of "give us everything we ever demanded without compromises and we'll consider holding fire, for a short while."

That's extortion or at best pandering to their supporters not a legitimate ceasefire.
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Hamas rejected extending the 6 month truce last december
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