GAZA (Palestine Foundation Information Center) Hamas said the statements of the head of Shin Bet reveal Israeli premier Benjamin Netanyahu’s deliberate manipulation of the negotiations file, and his efforts to thwart any agreement for his own political goals.
In a press statement on Friday, Hamas added that these confessions from within the occupation leadership confirm that Netanyahu was and still is the real obstacle to any exchange deal.
It pointed out that Netanyahu’s attempts to exclude influential security figures from the negotiations reflect his internal crisis and the worsening crisis of trust between him and his security system, and reveal his lack of seriousness in reaching a real agreement.
The Shin Bet chief’s statements emphasized that Netanyahu sought to to stall and gain time, without achieving tangible results.
Hamas called on American officials to stop holding Hamas responsible for disrupting the agreement, and to accuse Netanyahu of being directly responsible for the continued suffering of the Israeli captives and their families.
The Movement held Netanyahu and his extremist government fully responsible for prolonging the suffering of their prisoners and their families, stressing that the only way to release the captives is to stop the aggression, return to negotiations, and implement the agreement away from political maneuvers.
On Thursday evening, Israeli Shin Bet chief Ronen Bar confirmed that the decision to exclude him from the negotiating team did not lead to the liberation of captives, stressing that the goal behind the decision was to conduct negotiations without reaching a deal.
Last Sunday, Netanyahu summoned Bar to his office and asked him to announce his resignation of his own accord, but the latter refused, so Netanyahu decided to dismiss him.
In a letter to the ministers, Bar said the allegations that Netanyahu relied on against him in the dismissal decision are just a cover for other rejected motives, indicating that the decision came to prevent an investigation into the events of October 7.
“Contrary to the allegations, there has been cooperation between the agency I run and the prime minister since the start of the war,” he added in his letter, elaborating that Netanyahu prevented him from meeting with the government ministers during the past year.
“Israel is going through a difficult and complex stage and 59 prisoners are still in Gaza and we have not defeated Hamas,” he added.
Hebrew Channel 12 announced that Netanyahu’s government decided to postpone the dismissal of the Shin Bet chief for a month, and if a replacement is appointed, he will be dismissed before the end of the month.
