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Israeli media reveals new demands for government Benjamin Netanyahu Regarding the exchange deal, following the announcement of the tripartite statement to resume the exchange deal negotiations, military leaders accused Netanyahu of endangering Israel’s security.
Israeli Channel 13 said that Netanyahu will hold a meeting on Thursday to determine the powers of the negotiating delegation, while Channel 12 reported that Netanyahu's approval to resume the exchange deal negotiations came under American pressure.
For its part, the Prime Minister's Office said that Israel will send the negotiating team on the 15th of this month to the place agreed upon by the mediators, to participate in determining the terms and framework of a deal with the movement. agitation.
New demands
In a joint statement on Thursday, Qatar, Egypt and the United States called on Hamas and Israel to resume ceasefire and prisoner exchange talks next Thursday in Doha or Cairo.
But the Israeli Broadcasting Authority quoted an Israeli official involved in the negotiations, describing Netanyahu's upcoming meeting next Thursday to resume negotiations on the exchange deal and ceasefire as a last-chance meeting.
The source revealed to the Authority demands that Israel is announcing for the first time, including control over… Philadelphia Axis Emphasizing the absence of Hamas at the Rafah crossing, in addition to demanding that the number of living Israeli “hostages” to be released be increased to the maximum.
According to the source, Israel also demands that it retain the right to make decisions regarding prisoners included in the humanitarian category, and the right to expel Palestinian prisoners who will be released as part of the deal outside the Strip.
The agency also quoted the Israeli official participating in the negotiations as saying that the White House had set the date for the next round in the hope that both sides would show great flexibility.
He pointed out that the meeting location has not yet been finally determined, but it is expected to be held in Doha.
According to the Israeli source, if the differences are overcome, the implementation of the agreement will begin within days after Thursday's meeting, adding that Mossad chief David Barnea is expected to lead the Israeli delegation.
Tripartite statement
The Israeli Finance Minister's attack has sparked controversy. Bezalel Smotrich The tripartite statement, which was welcomed internationally and Arab-wide, was severely criticized by the United States of America.
Following the statement, Smotrich said that the proposed agreement represents “pressure on Israel to stop the war, surrender and lose its deterrent power.”
Smotrich added that we must not fall into the “trap of mediator countries that are trying to dictate to Israel a surrender agreement that wastes Israeli blood that was shed in a just war,” he claimed.
The American response came from White House National Security Advisor John Kirby, who wondered why Smotrich issued such an outrageous and illogical statement on a day when the United States, Qatar and Egypt issued a tripartite statement calling for a ceasefire.
Kirby said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the joint tripartite statement between Qatar, Egypt and the United States, and directed his team to participate in the discussions next Thursday.
Kirby added that Qatar confirmed that it will work to ensure that Hamas is represented in these negotiations.
The American official stressed that countries that care about their citizens make deals to release them in exchange for the release of prisoners, contrary to what Minister Smotrich expressed in his statements.
The White House National Security Communications Adviser confirmed that President Joe Biden has directed to do whatever is necessary to defend Israel.
Netanyahu's accusations
Amid these developments, four former Israeli military and security leaders accused Netanyahu and his government of deliberately and consciously endangering Israel's security by not ending the war and returning the prisoners.
Former security officials stressed that Israel is exposed to unprecedented security threats at a time when it is run by an incompetent government.
These former military leaders said that the Knesset should immediately activate the emergency brakes and begin no-confidence proceedings against the government.
