Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday was as clear as he has ever been about how he views a ceasefire and hostage agreement with Hamas.
Theres not a deal in the making, he told Fox News. Unfortunately, its not close.
He denied reports that the US Administration believes that an agreement is 90% completed.
Its exactly inaccurate. Theres a story, a narrative out there, that theres a deal out there.
Hamas dont agree to anything. Not to the Philadelphi Corridor, not to the keys of exchanging hostages for jailed terrorists, not to anything. So thats just a false narrative.
In the Fox News interview, Netanyahu said that Hamas has obstructed a deal.
The obstacle to the end of this war is Hamas. The obstacle to the release of hostages is Hamas. The ones who butchered in a sling, murdering six people in cold blood, riddling them with bullets and then firing bullets into their heads is Hamas. Its not Israel. Its not me.
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