Hamas's agreement to the temporary Gaza cease-fire and limited hostage deal proposed by mediators – based largely on the plan first advanced by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff and named for him – does not reflect battlefield gains, but rather weakness and an acceptance of realities inside and outside the Strip.

Hamas's agreement to the temporary Gaza cease-fire and limited hostage deal proposed by mediators – based largely on the plan first advanced by U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff…

The cumulative signs are not good. A week after Hamas positively replied to the mediators' proposal for a partial hostage deal in preparation for a full deal that would end the…