Well then perhaps Iran should stop sending money and munitions to Hamas so the Palestinians would not be in the predicament they are now facing. Quid pro quo! The taking of those hostages by Hamas was a war crime and it should not be part of any agreement, just for that reason. Keep the war going and pound Hamas into the ground. The people of Gaza can’t actually declare a ceasefire because Hamas wields all the say so. So if Gaza suffers more in the coming days, they just have to look at Hamas who can stop all this, if they want.