Hamas still won’t do a cease-fire unless it’s handed a fundamental victory

President Donald Trump says he’s hoping Hamas will accept his team’s latest proposal for a 60-day cease-fire with Israel as soon as next week — but the terror group’s immediate counter-offer shows why he’s in for disappointment.

Trump reported that Israel has accepted the deal, which would include a partial withdrawal of Israeli troops from Gaza and a surge in humanitarian aid.

A Hamas official says his group, too, is “ready and serious regarding reaching an agreement” — but only one that “leads to the complete end of the war.”

Same old, same old: That’s been the terror group’s chief demand from the start.

It wants Israel to permanently halt its operations in Gaza with Hamas left free to rebuild — to eventually attack the Jewish state again.

Israel can let Hamas’ leaders live — but not in Gaza.

Before the war ends, “there will not be a Hamas,” declared Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday. “We’re not going back to that.”

Israel cannot allow any repeat of Hamas’ Oct. 7 slaughterfest.

And with the group’s benefactor, Iran, now severely weakened, there’s no reason for Jerusalem not to finish the job: Force these monsters to cry uncle . . . or destroy them.

Trump warns that if Hamas rejects the deal, “IT WILL ONLY GET WORSE” for the group, but that hasn’t budged the terrorists before.

These bitter-enders may even prefer death.

If they refuse to disarm, that’s exactly what they deserve.

Deal or not.