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Published 01 May, 2024 01:30pm

Far-right Israeli minister slams ‘terrible’ captive deal

Israel’s Minister of Settlements and National Missions Orit Strock has said Netanyahu’s administration “has no right to exist” due to the “terrible” captive deal it is negotiating with Hamas, Al Jazeera reports.

“[We have] soldiers who left everything behind and went out to fight for goals that the government defined, and we throw it in the trash to save 22 people or 33 or I don’t know how many,” she told Army Radio.

The terms of the deal have not been made public but Israeli media have reported that Israel is seeking the return of 33 captives in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.

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