Israeli opposition leader accuses Netanyahu of obstructing prisoner swap, Gaza ceasefire deal; demands toppling government

Yair Golan, leader of the Israeli Democratic Party, said Saturday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is obstructing a prisoner swap and ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, as he demanded that the government be toppled, Anadolu reports. “The New York Times investigation only reinforces what everyone already knows: Netanyahu, (Finance Minister Bazalel Yoel) Smotrich, and (National Security Minister Itamar) Ben Gvir are preventing a deal to survive politically,” Golan wrote on X. The opposition leader said that “the lives of hostages and soldiers are less important to them than their positions.” Golan pointed out that Netanyahu, Smotrich, and Ben-Gvir are “an extreme minority dragging an entire country into the abyss. They are once again derailing the deal.” He demanded the […]