Opposition leaders slam Netanyahu over reported truce with Hamas

The leaders of the Zionist Union and Yesh Atid are criticizing Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for reportedly agreeing to a ceasefire agreement with Hamas following a major flare up in violence over the last 24 hours.

Livni calls the apparent decision to abide by the terms of the Egyptian-brokered truce “a colossal security failure on the part of the right-wing government,” and says the move dealt a “fatal blow to Israel’s deterrence.”

“Tonight it was made clear that the Right has no solution to security, but we do,” Livni says in a statement. “We put it on the table four years ago, and now it needs to be implemented.”

Labor leader Avi Gabbay also levels harsh criticism against Netanyahu, saying that his government’s policy regarding Hamas has failed the residents of Israel.

“For four years, Netanyahu has abandoned residents of the periphery and neglected the issues in Gaza,” he says in a statement.

“The residents of southern Israel shouldn’t have to hear about the ceasefire from Al Jazeera, they deserve genuine leadership that is prepared to look them in the eye and tell them the truth,” Gabbay says.