Hamas getting desperate...

[Nemesis6]

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A prominent Hamas official tried to open discussions with Israel to ease confrontation in the Gaza Strip but was rebuffed, a Palestinian official familiar with the situation told Reuters on Friday.

Public broadcaster Israel Radio said Israel rejected an approach from Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, through a “mediator,” to a senior Israeli defense official before the Israeli security cabinet declared Gaza an “enemy entity” on Wednesday.

The Palestinian source told Reuters that Hamas, which seized control of Gaza in June, had sought talks with Deputy defense Minister Matan Vilnai, offering to rein in rocket fire into Israel in return for an easing of Israeli border controls.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070921/wl_nm/palestinians_israel_dc

"ease confrontation"... Heh. I guess they're getting tired of the Qassams. Maybe they have it with Qassams like most people do with video-games: It's fun; it's like the real thing, but it's just not quite the same.