Media: Killing of Hamas leader means Netanyahu is not interested in peace

The Israeli newspaper Haaretz wrote that the news about the killing of Ismail Haniya, the head of the Political Bureau of Hamas, the killing of one of the commanders of Hezbollah in Beirut, the head of the Izzedine Al-Qassam brigade in Gaza, Muhammad al-Dayf, means that Prime Minister Netanyahu is far from the idea of releasing Israeli prisoners, and that Israel does not aim to establish peace in the region. .

The assassination of Ismail Haniya, the head of the Political Bureau of the Palestinian Hamas movement, showed that the issue of prisoner exchange is not on the agenda of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, reports the Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

At the same time as the assassination of Haniya, the news about the killing of one of the commanders of Hezbollah in Beirut, as well as the statements of the Israeli army about the killing of Mohammad al-Dayf, the head of the military wing of the Hamas movement - Izzeddin Al-Qassam Brigade, caused new unrest in the region, according to the article of Israeli journalist Amos Harel.

Israel is preparing for a possible retaliatory strike by Iran and the Hezbollah movement, the author of the article notes.

Given the current events in the region, the possibility of reaching an agreement on the exchange of prisoners between the Tel Aviv administration and Hamas is almost zero, the text says.

The article noted that the potential attacks could last for "several days" and that Israel is expected to respond with a counterattack.

The publication points out that Haniya's killing took place at a time when indirect talks between Israel and Hamas on the exchange of prisoners were ongoing.

"It is clear that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has his own agenda and that repatriating prisoners is not his top priority," the text reads.

The author claims that Netanyahu is acting "double-edged".

Last week, Israel's prime minister told the families of the prisoners in the United States that there was progress in the talks, but shortly after that announcement he announced new conditions that would block the deal, the newspaper added.