Hamas leader: we want peace but are ready for war

Senior Hamas political leader Mousa Abu Marzook told the New York Times that "we don’t like to see any fighting", but "we know how to make our resistance each time better than the previous time."

For agreeing to the cease-fire, he said that Gaza should receive relief from the blockade.

Palestinians "want the siege to end; they want all the gates to open," he said.