Yeah, Hamas has softened. Yet they are still terrorists. That is nuance.

I said nothing about Hamas acting on behalf of the Palestinian people. Or was that meant to be a question?

Hamas or something like Hamas will exist until there is a two state solution, or until Israel ceases to exist, or Israel commits a genocide that wipes out so many Palestinians while the US helps and backs them. Right now Israel is at Door #3. Long term that is not a viable solution in the mid-East.