Opposition Leader Yair Lapid attacks the “cowardly statement and complete and utter lie” in which a “senior official” today attacked the heads of the Mossad and Shin Bet security services who led the negotiations for the hostage-ceasefire deal.
“The announcement from the Prime Minister’s Office raises concerns about the stability of his judgment,” Lapid says in a statement.
“This is a cowardly statement and also a complete and utter lie. [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu continues to blame others for his failures, and continues to abuse the families of the hostages for political purposes,” Lapid says.
“Everyone who works for [Netanyahu] should know that sooner or later they will be publicly sacrificed for half a headline,” Lapid charges.
“This is a matter of conscience and he’s looking for credit. He should stop hiding behind anonymous briefings and make sure to bring all the hostages home,” Lapid says.
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