Hamas appears to be able to secure de facto ceasefires for Ramadan each year and not have to ever do anything in return.

Meetings between Hamas leaders and U.S. hostage negotiator Adam Boehler in recent days have focused on the release of an American-Israeli dual national being held by the militant group in Gaza, a senior Hamas official told Reuters on Sunday.

Israel carried out an air strike on militants in northern Gaza on Sunday, rattling an already fragile ceasefire as it prepared for fresh talks in Doha on the future of its truce with Hamas.The Palestinian militant group has repeatedly called for an immediate start to negotiations on the ceasefire's second phase,