Senior Israeli figures have accused Netanyahu of raising new obstacles over recent weeks in an effort to thwart progress towards concluding a deal
Prospects for hostage release and Gaza ceasefire in the balance following assassinationsAnd time is pressing. The hostages have already spent more than 300 days in Hamas tunnels and every passing day increases the chances of more of them losing their lives.
Two far-right parties in Netanyahu’s coalition have vowed to quit the government if an agreement is reached to end the war and free hundreds of Palestinian security prisoners, many of whom are linked with attacks in which Israeli civilians were killed. There is no indication that Netanyahu intends to present the latest assassinations, combined with the attack on Yemen’s Hodeidah port and military achievements in the Gaza fighting, as the “victory picture” that would enable him to climb down from some of his demands, with broad public support, and clinch a ceasefire deal.
Haniyeh was described as the chief negotiator, but it was he who called the shots and always had the final word.
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