Members of Israel’s negotiating team accuse Netanyahu of intentionally sabotaging hostage deal talks — report

Sources involved in the ongoing talks for a hostage release-ceasefire deal have accused Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of intentionally sabotaging the negotiations after he was said to have told the hawkish Tikva and Gvura forums that “Israel won’t leave the Philadelphi Corridor and the Netzarim Corridor under any circumstances,” the Kan public broadcaster reports.

“Netanyahu’s statement is intended to blow up the negotiations, there’s no other way about it,” the source tells Kan. “The prime minister knows that we are in a critical period during which we’re working on solutions for the Philadelphi Corridor and Netzarim ahead of the next summit.”

“He knows there is progress — and then he puts out statements that are the opposite of what was agreed upon with the mediators,” the source adds.