Netanyahu’s office accused Hamas of reneging on an earlier agreement granting Israel a veto over which prisoners convicted of murder would be released in exchange for hostages. This disagreement has delayed the Israeli Cabinet’s approval of the ceasefire deal.

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      2 days ago

      Except the Americans, maybe. To them, that Israel is an honest actor is an (often literal) article of faith.

      Edit: Three days on, this story hasn’t exactly held water. I still doubt long-term peace is on Netanyahu’s agenda, because of the whole “lost election = jail” thing, but apparently a ceasefire on the way fits in somehow.