Israeli Consul to Newsmax: Global Shift to Pressure Hamas Made Peace Deal Possible

The latest peace agreement with Hamas will endure because, for the first time since the start of the conflict, the international community is directing pressure where it belongs — on the terror group, not Israel, says Ofir Akunis, the consul general for Israel in New York, Ofir Akunis. 

“I think [Hamas] will follow through on their promise,” Akunis told Newsmax’s “American Agenda” on Friday.

“And I will tell you why — after almost two years, nobody except the Israeli army and the Israeli prime minister and his cabinet put Hamas under pressure to do something. Nobody. That was a huge mistake to put the pressure on Israel after Oct. 7.”

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