John Podhoretz
This is absurd. There is no such thing as "pressure" on Hamas other than military pressure from Israel and the directives from Tehran. Hamas is a TERRORIST paramilitary group, not a nation with normal incentives like "pressure from Egypt."
Dennis Ross
The U.S., Egypt, and Qatar statement puts pressure on both sides, but more on Hamas as (1) it backs the Biden speech which says Israel’s proposal is a roadmap to ending the conflict; (2) Egypt and Qatar for 1st time are publicly saying Hamas needs to accept what’s on the table.