US officials say that Israel and Hamas are in “a fundamental conflict of interest, and that the leaders of both sides have an interest in continuing the war forever.”

American officials believe that the leaders will tire of the war and prefer to reach an agreement, but not as quickly as US President Joe Biden had hoped, according to the American Wall Street Journal.

The officials add that Netanyahu and Sinwar have nothing on fire, and in fact have a common interest in the war continuing for a long time.

“Their (Netanyahu and Sinwar) clocks are out of sync with Biden’s,” said Aaron David Miller, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace. The clocks are ticking very slowly.”

In the White House, of course, they fear that the fighting in Gaza will have consequences for the northern sector as well, and they realize that there is a great possibility that the continued fighting in Gaza will lead to the war spreading to Lebanon.

While Netanyahu has expressed his willingness to accept the broad ceasefire outlines presented by Biden, he has not yet outlined a practical and sustainable plan for long-term governance in Gaza.

The newspaper said that Netanyahu and Sinwar talk about their support for a ceasefire, but in reality they both enjoy a political advantage in continuing the war.

It added that Sinwar believes that Hamas's popularity is rising significantly throughout the Arab world, despite the many losses suffered by the residents of Gaza since the beginning of the war. On the other hand, Netanyahu's popularity is declining, and he may be politically harmed by any type of agreement. In fact, Netanyahu would be happy to "prolong the negotiations forever and remain in power, because the day this war ends, the hourglass will turn for the end of his term."