Hebrew Channel 13 revealed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thwarted a new initiative to conclude a deal with Hamas in Gaza, while Occupation Army Radio revealed that Tel Aviv intended to involve Egypt or Saudi Arabia in it.

According to Channel 13, Netanyahu's rigidity in his positions is what prevented the proposal from being submitted.

The channel revealed that the political leadership in Israel decided in recent days to establish principles to guide new negotiations on an Israeli initiative, “which could have ultimately led to a deal regarding the detainees (Israeli prisoners held by the Hamas movement). It was expected that the negotiations would take place through a mediator, and now It turned out to be an Egyptian or Saudi mediator, but Prime Minister Netanyahu obstructed that and tightened the principles after agreeing on them, which led to the initiative being thwarted.

The channel explained that a few days after the aforementioned discussions, and the political leadership reached certain principles, Netanyahu "obstructed the plan, by hardening his positions regarding the principles guiding the initiative, without coordinating the step with the two ministers in the war council, Benny Gantz and Gadi Eisenkot."

The ministerial "war council" later discovered this matter, and some ministers even confronted Netanyahu over the issue and expressed their anger.

Channel 13 quoted officials in Israeli government, which it did not name, saying that “Netanyahu is hindering progress towards a deal for kidnapped persons,” while political sources in Tel Aviv said that “work is still continuing on an Israeli plan,” and that the step “has not stopped.”

Regarding this, Netanyahu’s office said, “The principle demanded by Hamas, which Prime Minister Netanyahu categorically rejected, is its demand to end the war on Gaza."