Hamas Rejection of Ceasefire

Al Jazeera has published an interview with Musa Abu Marzouq, deputy head of Hamas' political bureau, who operates from the safety of Damascus. Excerpts (bolding is mine):

Al Jazeera: Under what conditions will Hamas agree a ceasefire with Israel?
Abu Marzouq: We have three conditions for any peace initiative coming from any state.
First, the aggression of the Israelis should stop. All of the gates should be opened, including the gate of Rafah between the Gaza Strip and Egypt. Finally, Israel has to withdraw from the Gaza Strip. We are not saying we will stop firing rockets from the Gaza Strip to Israel - we are only talking about stopping the aggression from the Israelis against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip. When others talk about a ceasefire, they are saying all military operations should stop. But we are sending a message [by firing rockets]: "We will not surrender. We have to fight the Israelis and we will win this battle." We know we are going to lose a lot of people from our side, but we are going to win, inshallah.

Interesting view of the ceasefire--you stop firing at us and withdraw and we keep firing.

And then there's this:
Al Jazeera: Has Hamas had any contact with the administration of Barack Obama, the US president-elect?
Abu Marzouq: No, we haven't had any direct contact.

Does Abu Marzouq's qualification of "direct contact" suggest that there have already been indirect contacts? Recent news reports have suggested that the Obama administration plans to talk, if indirectly, to Hamas. Are they already doing so?