The mediators of the hostage deal between Israel and Hamas are failing to exert any pressure on the terror group, a senior Israeli official tells The Times of Israel.
While CNN reported earlier today that Hamas turned down Israel’s latest hostage deal proposal, the senior Israeli official says that Jerusalem has still not received any answer from the terror group.
Hamas leader Yahya “Sinwar is dragging his feet and does not want a deal, despite Israel’s tremendous flexibility,” the senior Israeli official claims.
“No pressure [on Hamas] is being jointly applied by the Qatar-led mediators. Qatar has refrained from deporting the Hamas leaders it hosts, nor has it closed their bank accounts, which hold hundreds of millions of dollars used for terrorism,” the senior Israeli official asserts.
“Sinwar does not want a deal. He is not interested in the suffering of his people in Gaza,” the official continues. “He is waiting for tensions to increase and for there to be further escalation.”
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