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Mother of captive accuses Netanyahu of sabotaging negotiations

Einav Zangauker, the mother of one of the remaining captives held in Gaza, has accused Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of trying to derail efforts for a release deal ahead of a nationwide protest.

“This week we witnessed a magnificent failure by the prime minister when he took a gamble on hostages’ lives and tried to eliminate the Hamas negotiating team – as they were discussing a deal to release my son,” Zangauker said in a statement, referring to Israel’s deadly strike on the Qatari capital, Doha.

Netanyahu “did not try to bomb Hamas leaders but the chance for us, the families, to get our loved ones back”.

Families of captives will rally soon at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to demand a deal for the release of their loved ones.



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Hamas chiefs in Qatar ‘blocked’ Gaza deal, alleges Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says getting rid of Hamas’s leaders living in Qatar would remove “the main obstacle” to releasing all captives and ending the war on Gaza.

“They blocked all ceasefire attempts in order to endlessly drag out the war,” he posted on X.

Israel on Tuesday targeted the Hamas leadership in Doha, killing six people. None of the leaders was among the dead, according to the Palestinian group.

Netanyahu and his far-right ministers have repeatedly been accused of stymying negotiations for the release of captives to continue their devastating war on Gaza.