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An Israeli source familiar with the cease-fire and hostage release talks said Netanyahu’s demands were to blame for the deaths of the hostages. The Hostage Families Forum said that “the finding of the bodies yesterday is a direct result of Netanyahu’s thwarting of the deals.”
Retired Israeli Major General Yitzhak Brik has warned that Israel could collapse within a year if the war of attrition against Hamas and Hezbollah continues. Brik stated, “If a regional war erupts due to the failure to reach an agreement on Gaza, Israel will be in imminent danger.”