PNN – The former Israeli Minister of War said: Benjamin Netanyahu seeks to maintain the stability of his political coalition more than he pays attention to the interests of “Israel.”
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, citing Al Jazeera, Benny Gantz added that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is either not conducting real negotiations and is not making concessions, or is just wasting time.
He added: It is in Israel’s interest that all hostages (Zionist prisoners in Gaza) be returned as quickly as possible.
The former member of the Israeli war cabinet also said that instead of weakening Hamas, Netanyahu’s actions give the movement the opportunity to regain power and endanger the lives of Israeli prisoners.
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He emphasized: Netanyahu seeks to maintain the stability of his political coalition more than he pays attention to the interests of “Israel.”
Fearing the opposition to the ceasefire and the collapse of his cabinet, the Israeli Prime Minister is trying to free the Zionist prisoners as part of the first phase of the ceasefire in order to prevent concessions in the second phase.
The Israeli Channel 12 television had previously reported that Hamas was opposed to extending the first phase of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement in Gaza and demanded immediate entry into negotiations for the second phase.
The Zionist regime, with the support of the United States, launched a devastating war against the residents of the Gaza Strip from October 7, 2023, to January 19, 2025, but did not achieve its goals of destroying the Hamas movement and returning Israeli prisoners through war, and was forced to agree to a ceasefire with the movement.
On January 19, 2025, the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement between the Israeli regime and Hamas was implemented, consisting of three stages, each lasting 42 days.
The provisions of the first phase of this agreement include the gradual release of 33 Zionist prisoners held in Gaza in exchange for the release of a number of Palestinian and Arab prisoners, estimated to number between 1,700 and 2,000.