The Israeli prime minister is making a 'dangerous bet on the lives' of the Israeli captives by continuing to block a deal
Two top Israeli officials have refused to travel to Qatar for talks with Hamas regarding a Gaza ceasefire, citing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's efforts to sabotage the negotiations, Israel's Channel 12 reported on 27 July.
Head of the Prisoners and Missing Persons Administration, Nitzan Alon, and the head of the Shin Bet, Ronen Bar, stated they “do not intend to travel to Qatar next week.” Both officials believe that “there is no point in traveling,” because Netanyahu “wants to make changes to the deal that Hamas will not accept. Therefore, Mossad chief Yossi Cohen will travel alone.”
Prime Minister Netanyahu is demanding that conditions be added to the current proposal for a ceasefire deal with Hamas in an effort to “cause a crisis” in the negotiations that will cost the lives of Israeli captives still in Gaza, Israeli media further reported Saturday.
“He thinks that if he hardens positions, Hamas will break, but he’s taking a dangerous bet on the lives of the hostages,” said sources quoted by the Kan broadcaster and the Ynet news site.
“There is no more time,” the sources said.
“Netanyahu is single-minded, and his position does not allow for negotiations to begin,” the sources continued...
Netanyahu's effort to stall the talks comes amid claims by White House National Security Council spokesperson John Kirby that a deal is near. He told Kan on Friday that “we're as close now as we've ever been, closer I'd say.”
Before speaking to Congress, Netanyahu delayed the departure of the negotiating team for talks in Qatar while claiming during his speech he was doing everything in his power to bring the captives home.
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This implication by Biden echoed what many Israelis have been saying, including a former Mossad Chief as discussed earlier in the article: Netanyahu is prolonging the war for his own political agenda (implication is against the best interests of Israelis)
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