Senior Hamas official Mahmoud Mardawi says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is proposing “impossible conditions” aimed at thwarting the possibility of reaching a ceasefire and captive-prisoner swap in Gaza, Al Jazeera reports.
Netanyahu is refusing to commit to components of the agreement he already approved in the past, Mardawi said on his Telegram channel.
The prime minister insists on releasing only 10 captives instead of freeing all in one phase, he added.
“Netanyahu is lying when he claims he is not involved in choosing the names of the hostages [to be released in the deal],” Mardawi wrote. “He does not want a deal.”
