Netanyahu Holds Emergency Meeting on Prisoner Exchange Agreement
According to the English section of webangah news Agency, citing Mehr News Agency and Al Jazeera Qatar, Israel’s Public Broadcasting Corporation reported hours ago that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a meeting tonight focused on reviewing a proposed prisoner exchange plan.
Israel’s Channel 12 also announced that Netanyahu has called Interior Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich to attend this session.
Smotrich’s potential retention in cabinet despite agreement
Channel 14, quoting sources close to Netanyahu, stated that despite progress in negotiations over the prisoner swap deal, the hardline Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich may remain in the government and resist resigning from the cabinet.
Yair Golan sharply criticizes Netanyahu’s cabinet leaders
Yair Golan, leader of Israel’s Democratic Coalition, strongly criticized senior officials in Netanyahu’s government. He accused Smotrich and Ben-Gvir of obstructing efforts to advance the prisoner exchange agreement in order to secure their political survival.
